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Shooting a story like this one requires not just shots of food and chefs, but capturing the feel of the city as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1768808006970-ELX39JPCN5ZSKS1EVKKP/ginza-hachigou-tokyo-ramen-chef-4.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Tokyo’s Top Chefs for Virtuoso Yasushi Matsumura of Ginza Hachigou prepares the restaurants most popular dish, Gourmand Ravioli Ramen. The ramen is topped with delicate wontons filled with truffle and foie gras. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1768808008676-1NRYDLE7AB24V77WB7EP/ginza-hachigou-tokyo-ramen-chef-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Tokyo’s Top Chefs for Virtuoso Chef Matsura holding a handful of ramen in his restaurant in Ginza, Tokyo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1768808009238-PQSJBFK93EBY49H05EFZ/ginza-hachigou-tokyo-ramen-chef-3.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Tokyo’s Top Chefs for Virtuoso Ginza Hachigou’s most popular dish, Gourmand Ravioli Ramen. The ramen is topped with delicate wontons filled with truffle and foie gras. Japan food photography by Ben Weller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1768808007156-PKGMSIENAEDAJQAAUQGQ/ginza-hachigou-tokyo-ramen-chef-5.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Tokyo’s Top Chefs for Virtuoso A portrait of chef Yasushi Matsumura of Ginza Hachigou. Photographed by Ben Weller for Virtuoso. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1768808012087-KTK61FXRLVGZ9PEE0DTX/ginza-hachigou-tokyo-ramen-chef-6.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Tokyo’s Top Chefs for Virtuoso Chef Yasushi Matsumura of Ginza Hachigou. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1768807593620-5BOJBXE4I4SBU72HML4P/censu-tokyo-izakaya-chef-6.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Tokyo’s Top Chefs for Virtuoso Evening energy at Censu in Tokyo’s Jingumae, where guests gather over shared plates, wine, and laughter in the warm glow of the izakaya’s open kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1768807593973-6FD544ZWMFGMOZ1AMKD6/censu-tokyo-izakaya-chef-3.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Tokyo’s Top Chefs for Virtuoso - censu-tokyo-izakaya-chef-3.jpg Kitchen work at Censu, by Japan food and travel photographer Ben Weller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1768807597014-IBQFC5I1QYTDQ2OR3DB6/censu-tokyo-izakaya-chef-4.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Tokyo’s Top Chefs for Virtuoso - censu-tokyo-izakaya-chef-4.jpg Cencu’s open kitchen allows guests and staff to chat and laugh together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1768807595295-IAGM46SQ0JLF04EAHC0X/censu-tokyo-izakaya-chef-5.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Tokyo’s Top Chefs for Virtuoso Evening energy at Censu in Tokyo’s Jingumae, where guests gather over shared plates, wine, and laughter in the warm glow of the izakaya’s open kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1768807682685-IR9S77LQAXVZUKSSBYE4/virtuoso-magazine-tokyo-chefs-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Tokyo’s Top Chefs for Virtuoso A spread from Virtuoso, The Magazine, featuring chef Michikazu Yoshida at work at Sushi Waku in Tokyo. By Japan food and travel photographer Ben Weller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1768807682683-FMOQSUB6Z602Q1OMUETQ/virtuoso-magazine-tokyo-chefs-3.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Tokyo’s Top Chefs for Virtuoso A spread from Virtuoso, The Magazine. Layout and design are an essential part of a how a story is communicated and how the photographer’s work is presented. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1768807848239-NVXB2ZGVD45TENOG6Q7U/virtuoso-magazine-tokyo-chefs-4.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Tokyo’s Top Chefs for Virtuoso - virtuoso-magazine-tokyo-chefs-4.jpg A spread from Virtuoso, The Magazine, featuring chef Fumiyuki Kinsu at Censu, a hip izakaya in Tokyo’s Jingumae district. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1768807941185-5BP6L3P4TTF6W8UXW4JZ/virtuoso-magazine-tokyo-chefs-5.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Tokyo’s Top Chefs for Virtuoso Miho Horio preparing kakigori at Azuki to Kouri in Tokyo’s Yoyogi neighborhood. https://www.wellerpix.com/blog/hatsuhinode-photography-guide monthly 0.5 2026-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/5490a30f-8c2f-41dd-8f8c-eb57eb16c20c/Hatsuhinode-Kugenuma-10.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Capturing Hatsuhinode: a Japan travel photographer's guide to shooting the first sunrise of the New Year - Make it stand out People gathered at Kugenuma Beach in Fujisawa in the early hours of January 1, 2026, to observe hatsuhinode, the Japanese tradition of viewing the first sunrise of the New Year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/7575257b-a963-47e8-a2a1-f974d48437b4/Hatsuhinode-Kamakura-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Capturing Hatsuhinode: a Japan travel photographer's guide to shooting the first sunrise of the New Year - Make it stand out An image of hatsuhinode featured among images of New Year’s celebrations, published on CNN’s website. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1767844016757-W1Q3YLW7OF6HAEAZGQ9Q/Hatsuhinode-Kugenuma-5.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Capturing Hatsuhinode: a Japan travel photographer's guide to shooting the first sunrise of the New Year - Hatsuhinode-Kugenuma-5.jpg A young couple shares a moment in the pre-dawn light during hatsuhinode, the first sunrise viewing, at Kugenuma Beach, Fujisawa, Japan. Photograph by Tokyo editorial photographer Ben Weller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1767844014555-H2RQVPLGW9SBH0KM5A1V/Hatsuhinode-Kugenuma-6.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Capturing Hatsuhinode: a Japan travel photographer's guide to shooting the first sunrise of the New Year - Hatsuhinode-Kugenuma-6.jpg A surfer scans the water in the darkness at Kugenuma Beach, Fujisawa, Japan. Japan travel photographer Ben Weller documents hatsuhinode and other Japanese cultural events for major international publications. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1767844014193-6AGPV51SIE4WLDOT9YQI/Hatsuhinode-Kugenuma-7.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Capturing Hatsuhinode: a Japan travel photographer's guide to shooting the first sunrise of the New Year - Hatsuhinode-Kugenuma-7.jpg A woman walks her dogs on the beach during hatushinode, the Japanese tradition of watching the first sunrise of the new year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/ee9a7f03-3ed8-407c-be29-4e089f515079/Hatsuhinode-Kugenuma-26.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Capturing Hatsuhinode: a Japan travel photographer's guide to shooting the first sunrise of the New Year - Make it stand out Use silhouettes in dawn photography to emphasize shapes and deal with the challenge of low-light photography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1767844259201-3R1UCGSGJITRNHBH6EZ2/Hatsuhinode-Kugenuma-16.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Capturing Hatsuhinode: a Japan travel photographer's guide to shooting the first sunrise of the New Year Use a narrower aperture like f/11 or f/16 to create a sunburst effect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1767844259293-FYPTRG0ARWEIG3KDJRCC/Hatsuhinode-Kugenuma-15.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Capturing Hatsuhinode: a Japan travel photographer's guide to shooting the first sunrise of the New Year Use a narrower aperture like f/11 or f/16 to create a sunburst effect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/f8bb2701-3727-421c-b8ec-c3997ce8829a/Hatsuhinode-Kugenuma-17.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Capturing Hatsuhinode: a Japan travel photographer's guide to shooting the first sunrise of the New Year - Make it stand out Shooting surfers at dawn requires a fast shutter speed, wide aperture, high ISO, and accurate auto-focus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/0625ac8b-8e09-4868-9aa8-8f76b94c76de/hatsuhinode-cloud-sunrise.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Capturing Hatsuhinode: a Japan travel photographer's guide to shooting the first sunrise of the New Year - Make it stand out Clouds can create more dramatic images in sunrise photography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/7327ef2a-2014-4540-b7f1-53c2d975fa7f/Hatsuhinode-Kamakura-9-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Capturing Hatsuhinode: a Japan travel photographer's guide to shooting the first sunrise of the New Year - Make it stand out A crowd of people watching the sunrise at Shichirigahama Beach in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/f1760529-2495-4675-8492-4ba2c7fd0997/ben-weller-japan-photographer.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Capturing Hatsuhinode: a Japan travel photographer's guide to shooting the first sunrise of the New Year - Make it stand out At work documenting hatsuhinode in Fujisawa, Japan, January 1, 2026. Photo by Susan Weller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/6e07419a-d9ab-4eb1-9375-78f595b19670/Hatsuhinode-Kugenuma-20.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Capturing Hatsuhinode: a Japan travel photographer's guide to shooting the first sunrise of the New Year - Make it stand out Kayakers paddle out to sea during hatsuhinode at Kugenuma Beach, Fujisawa, Japan. https://www.wellerpix.com/blog/izu-architectural-photography-wall-street-journal monthly 0.5 2026-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1761019498329-HQ51CC5QIU7K634ZWBU3/izu-house-exterior-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing a Modern Mountain Home on Japan’s Izu Peninsula for The Wall Street Journal Morning light on David Thevenin’s 980-square-foot concrete home on Japan’s Izu Peninsula. Designed by Tokyo-based Florian Busch Architects, the house overlooks a chain of dormant volcanoes and Sagami Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1761019406473-BLWSYK2BMYRSRCR1ID1F/izu-house-interior-onsen-3.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing a Modern Mountain Home on Japan’s Izu Peninsula for The Wall Street Journal A spring-fed onsen bathtub inside David Thevenin’s Izu Peninsula home, photographed by Ben Weller, an editorial and commercial photographer based in Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1761019405293-GBO7G7UDFBYV4VHBJ6T6/izu-house-interior-onsen-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing a Modern Mountain Home on Japan’s Izu Peninsula for The Wall Street Journal The home’s hinoki-wood, spring-fed tub draws water directly from the mountain and opens to views of the forest below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1761019403856-3EQYR28QD5AE8UHMZO26/izu-house-interior-4.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing a Modern Mountain Home on Japan’s Izu Peninsula for The Wall Street Journal Hinoki-wood spring-fed bathtub inside David Thevenin’s Izu Peninsula home, photographed by Ben Weller, an editorial and commercial photographer based in Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1761019222610-YL971TKXS0XBBN5KUHFO/izu-house-interior-11.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing a Modern Mountain Home on Japan’s Izu Peninsula for The Wall Street Journal David Thevenin at his desk inside his home on Japan’s Izu Peninsula. The house reflects his passion for architecture, art, and minimalism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1761019220761-F084WXEN31BT2PCR4Y21/izu-house-interior-13.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing a Modern Mountain Home on Japan’s Izu Peninsula for The Wall Street Journal Inside the home, David Thevenin’s growing collection of contemporary art includes black and white photography, including a print of Richard Avedon’s Dovima with Elephants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1761019220756-0TXDMDLALMVH94KCSPRH/izu-house-interior-12.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing a Modern Mountain Home on Japan’s Izu Peninsula for The Wall Street Journal A wood-burning stove anchors the living area, supplementing the home’s under-floor heating and adding warmth to the concrete interior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1761019402391-HC1QECZRWAFIBDS0PU6R/izu-house-interior-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing a Modern Mountain Home on Japan’s Izu Peninsula for The Wall Street Journal - izu-house-interior-2.jpg (Copy) An interior image of David Thevenin’s concrete home on Japan’s Izu Peninsula, photographed by Ben Weller, editorial and commercial photographer based in Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1761019404977-V96P1W2B3R01DWOCMGNR/izu-house-interior-7.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing a Modern Mountain Home on Japan’s Izu Peninsula for The Wall Street Journal Thevenin works at his desk, with expansive views of the Izu Peninsula. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1761019402015-MNIAK4FV9H7HL8GL8L7E/izu-house-interior-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing a Modern Mountain Home on Japan’s Izu Peninsula for The Wall Street Journal Interior of the engawa-inspired home showing its eastern-facing wall of glass and minimalist design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1761024244246-56LRBVPVZML0KB1VM4BT/izu-house-landscapers-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing a Modern Mountain Home on Japan’s Izu Peninsula for The Wall Street Journal Local landscapers building a retaining wall on the property. The house sits on a 30-degree slope. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1761019498418-3J061P7QPKNRXUKMBH9O/izu-house-exterior-2+%281%29.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing a Modern Mountain Home on Japan’s Izu Peninsula for The Wall Street Journal The wrap-around wall of glass merges the outdoors with the home’s interior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1761019500216-3KHNRCZ66ETNYSBCIDCN/izu-architectural-house-exterior-3.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing a Modern Mountain Home on Japan’s Izu Peninsula for The Wall Street Journal David Thevenin’s modern concrete home on Japan’s Izu Peninsula, designed by Florian Busch Architects. Ben Weller provides architectural, editorial, and drone photography services in Japan and across Asia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1761020137578-5T6OJ2C1NJ7WIL7MDCOT/izu-house-thevenin-portrait-3.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing a Modern Mountain Home on Japan’s Izu Peninsula for The Wall Street Journal David Thevenin photographed sitting on the home’s engawa-inspired terrace for The Wall Street Journal’s Mansions section. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1761020137941-8IYGUTLXLT7C231WVMSG/izu-house-thevenin-portrait-4.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing a Modern Mountain Home on Japan’s Izu Peninsula for The Wall Street Journal Thevenin splits his time between his home in Izu and his partner’s home in Tokyo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1761020139209-2L3YFUHYU3OG1PC2CNWG/izu-house-thevenin-portrait-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing a Modern Mountain Home on Japan’s Izu Peninsula for The Wall Street Journal Editorial portrait of David Thevenin in his Izu home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1761024104805-WB9CEH6EZWHZKG87P07C/wsj-izu-house-tearsheet-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing a Modern Mountain Home on Japan’s Izu Peninsula for The Wall Street Journal Tearsheets from the October 17, 2025 paper edition of The Wall Street Journal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1761024105039-JHUXIVJROOYYOLZ7E5TS/wsj-izu-house-tearsheet-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing a Modern Mountain Home on Japan’s Izu Peninsula for The Wall Street Journal Tearsheets from the October 17, 2025 paper edition of The Wall Street Journal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1761024106416-5ME2ERQ3D9C6MB8MKLLO/wsj-izu-house-tearsheet-3.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing a Modern Mountain Home on Japan’s Izu Peninsula for The Wall Street Journal Tearsheets from the October 17, 2025 paper edition of The Wall Street Journal. Photographs by Japan=based editorial photographer Ben Weller. https://www.wellerpix.com/blog/visual-discipline-in-photography monthly 0.5 2026-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/f9599c11-6961-442b-a649-db935d850487/minami-alps-winter-landscape.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Visual Discipline in Photography: Restricting choices to boost creativity - Make it stand out Sure, a long lens like the Nikkor Z 180-600 works well for some landscape images, but do you really want to haul it around on a travel assignment? For this shot of snow flurries in Japan’s Minami Alps mountain range, I had the lens in a case in my car. If I was traveling by train, bus, or on foot, it likely would have stayed home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/c105ab89-c6be-44ea-a004-c4118c5059fd/kiso-waterfall-meditation.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Visual Discipline in Photography: Restricting choices to boost creativity - Make it stand out A waterfall like this one will often have photographers reaching for their tripod. I had opted not to bring one on this travel assignment hiking through the Kiso Valley. A fast shutter speed captured the intensity of the plummeting water as two Shinto priests practice takigyo (滝行) waterfall meditation at Kiyotaki Falls on the Ontake pilgrimage trail in Nagano Prefecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755666982480-NUVYTTIIN58HXQTNKNTM/hamamatsu-ryugashido-cavern.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Visual Discipline in Photography: Restricting choices to boost creativity Ryugashido Caverns in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755666982215-UMX34BSWJ46TPVVCLDWB/hamamatsu-temple-roof.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Visual Discipline in Photography: Restricting choices to boost creativity A temple roof in the Enshu region of Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755666983744-S9Z1B8P8KC5BWFGH8SEP/hamamatsu-cherry-blossom.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Visual Discipline in Photography: Restricting choices to boost creativity Limiting your visual approach, for example by using only one orientation, helps photographers notice shapes and use space differently. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755669590452-X3FWP565T6D5ENA7WJ9T/shonan-coast-bw-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Visual Discipline in Photography: Restricting choices to boost creativity Abstract black and white photograph of two weathered poles crossing diagonally, part of “The Shore” series exploring coastal life in Kanagawa Prefecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755669591297-TDPYVF09E2N4XKE0A3TE/shonan-coast-bw-4.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Visual Discipline in Photography: Restricting choices to boost creativity Detail of a mooring rope looped around an old tire, photographed in black and white along the Shonan coast of Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755742044286-IKTIQIA48SQD1KC2T83Z/shonan-coast-bw-8.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Visual Discipline in Photography: Restricting choices to boost creativity Fishing boat resting in the grass on the shore in Kanagawa Prefecture, captured as part of a black and white travel photography project by Japan photographer Ben Weller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755669588154-RUHZGGU92H5KECN5O72M/shonan-coast-bw-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Visual Discipline in Photography: Restricting choices to boost creativity Minimalist black and white study of a boat rudder against the sea horizon, photographed on a beach in Fujisawa, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755669584347-T1I797FK7A8NJA5AV959/shonan-coast-bw-9.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Visual Discipline in Photography: Restricting choices to boost creativity Close-up of a coiled rope covered in grains of sand, a textured black and white detail from “The Shore” series by Japan travel photographer Ben Weller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755669589640-HD9IPVKI4C25CVGG2PIC/shonan-coast-bw-3.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Visual Discipline in Photography: Restricting choices to boost creativity Canvas fishing shelter framed by wooden posts along the Shonan coast, captured in stark black and white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755669585921-TOH55Z1XMWI3ZN3EBNCP/shonan-coast-bw-7.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Visual Discipline in Photography: Restricting choices to boost creativity Fishing boat loaded with ropes and gear on the beach at Enoshima, photographed in black and white with the Fujifilm X-H2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755669583240-WWM43VYG759DQIXCK5E9/shonan-coast-bw-10.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Visual Discipline in Photography: Restricting choices to boost creativity Weathered bamboo fence standing against the sea, a quiet coastal detail from “The Shore,” photographed in Kanagawa Prefecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755758439374-0QAYZ0QDY3HAMHSL3FSZ/shonan-coast-bw-11.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Visual Discipline in Photography: Restricting choices to boost creativity A lone fishing boat on the horizon under heavy skies, captured in black and white along the Shonan coast by Japan travel photographer Ben Weller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755669578518-5WZT9QXARMIBXLHPXS5E/shonan-coast-bw-15.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Visual Discipline in Photography: Restricting choices to boost creativity Close-up of a frayed rope resting in the sand, a black and white coastal detail from “The Shore” photographed along the Shonan coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755669587475-RTOZ9Z29CUQ2ULFBX7N8/shonan-coast-bw-5.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Visual Discipline in Photography: Restricting choices to boost creativity The Nishihama Surf Life Saving Club building in Fujisawa, its simple structure photographed in black and white as part of a coastal travel photography project in Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755669581691-5MY2CVNJTG1WCTKP32UH/shonan-coast-bw-12.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Visual Discipline in Photography: Restricting choices to boost creativity A lone surfer rides a small wave under heavy skies, captured in black and white by Japan travel photographer Ben Weller on the Shonan coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755669579157-O1YOYCU3G89QCQ89YL8W/shonan-coast-bw-16.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Visual Discipline in Photography: Restricting choices to boost creativity Black and white study of shallow waves rolling over rocks on the shoreline, part of a coastal photography series in Kanagawa Prefecture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755669580649-BYBT1J3NWAIEMSDNI98Y/shonan-coast-bw-13.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Visual Discipline in Photography: Restricting choices to boost creativity Rocky shoreline with tidal pools near Kamakura, photographed in black and white by Japan photographer Ben Weller as part of “The Shore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755669577014-NGDEG0SNW7EYHHB7THPN/shonan-coast-bw-17.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Visual Discipline in Photography: Restricting choices to boost creativity Abstract close-up of rusted metal beams above the waterline, captured in black and white along the coast of Kanagawa Prefecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755669580126-QA4MYR03S3NYP5AV4XTZ/shonan-coast-bw-14.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Visual Discipline in Photography: Restricting choices to boost creativity Textured rock surface dotted with tiny holes and filled with pebbles, a natural black and white pattern from the Shonan shoreline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755669577007-YAIUDAGENLMJ6ODUKHVT/shonan-coast-bw-18.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Visual Discipline in Photography: Restricting choices to boost creativity Stones and sand patterns revealed at low tide, photographed in monochrome as part of a self-assigned travel photography project in Japan. https://www.wellerpix.com/blog/obon-festival-japan-travel-photographer monthly 0.5 2025-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/3fa1ca9d-6f19-476b-a5f8-d8de57664a80/japan-obon-drum-festival-7.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture - Make it stand out The Kugenuma Kotaijingu Reitaishai is a festival and drumming event held each August in Fujisawa at the end of Obon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755067758398-HT9J0U71AS9G68G4ZZF6/japan-obon-drum-festival-52.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture Taiko practice at community member’s home in Fujisawa. Festivals like the Kugenuma Kotaijingu Reitaisai bring young and old together to celebrate and pass on traditions. These images are part of an ongoing personal project by Japan-based travel and editorial photographer Ben Weller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755067671149-AKEC3WXQJ2ZDSPRG3W87/japan-obon-drum-festival--29.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture Taiko practice in preparation for the annual Kugenuma Kotaijingu Reitaisai, Fujisawa, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755067671041-HFNQZ3G0VF9AT0ESV3V9/japan-obon-drum-festival--27.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture Taiko practice in preparation for the annual Kugenuma Kotaijingu Reitaisai, Fujisawa, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755067672945-R71ENRDK794XOV24AI54/japan-obon-drum-festival--31.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture Taiko practice in preparation for the annual Kugenuma Kotaijingu Reitaisai, Fujisawa, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755060650262-JNFBKWW7QHQNFLU1PQBP/japan-obon-drum-festival--25.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture Taiko practice at a community kominka in Fujisawa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755060674090-RZ78AD7VLJ2L0IJMPDV8/japan-obon-drum-festival--9.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture AUGUST 11, 2024 - Taiko practice in preparation for the annual Kugenuma Kotaijingu Reitaisai, Fujisawa, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755060684184-6QVUJP1S5HKCXLQI9WTV/japan-obon-drum-festival--4.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture AUGUST 11, 2024 - Taiko practice in preparation for the annual Kugenuma Kotaijingu Reitaisai, Fujisawa, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755060656912-GYS54URVNCR6SOPGGAWS/japan-obon-drum-festival--20.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture AUGUST 12, 2024 - Taiko practice in preparation for the annual Kugenuma Kotaijingu Reitaisai, Fujisawa, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755060665315-3NEF6KUF1KCXIWWKAVPI/japan-obon-drum-festival--15.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture AUGUST 12, 2024 - Taiko practice in preparation for the annual Kugenuma Kotaijingu Reitaisai, Fujisawa, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755060658259-XSFS3DU3IABZOKW1CQJ5/japan-obon-drum-festival--21.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture AUGUST 12, 2024 - Taiko practice in preparation for the annual Kugenuma Kotaijingu Reitaisai, Fujisawa, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755060666719-G5Z7PQNP8M5Q70GE8Y7O/japan-obon-drum-festival--13.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture AUGUST 11, 2024 - Taiko practice in preparation for the annual Kugenuma Kotaijingu Reitaisai, Fujisawa, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755060660986-2HMQ4HHSDMM5FB5P2BUL/japan-obon-drum-festival--18.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture AUGUST 12, 2024 - Taiko practice in preparation for the annual Kugenuma Kotaijingu Reitaisai, Fujisawa, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755060667945-UFP98AEHI14941JTPDCP/japan-obon-drum-festival--14.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture AUGUST 12, 2024 - Taiko practice in preparation for the annual Kugenuma Kotaijingu Reitaisai, Fujisawa, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755060675444-PG6BSQXLQ62TJHKALNUN/japan-obon-drum-festival--7.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture AUGUST 11, 2024 - Taiko practice in preparation for the annual Kugenuma Kotaijingu Reitaisai, Fujisawa, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755060669915-RTNI6QK8M4NS4Q4RHWC3/japan-obon-drum-festival--12.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture AUGUST 11, 2024 - Taiko practice in preparation for the annual Kugenuma Kotaijingu Reitaisai, Fujisawa, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755060676823-JS00I9YQY2HPS26TDGEI/japan-obon-drum-festival--8.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture AUGUST 11, 2024 - Taiko practice in preparation for the annual Kugenuma Kotaijingu Reitaisai, Fujisawa, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755070789103-MMY4BUF29FKSLSV5D9S3/japan-travel-photographer-festival-girl.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture A young girl wearing traditional Japanese matsuri attire at the Nagoya Festival, held each October in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755070876778-8Z2X5QX8UZUVK5BFJC5A/japan-travel-photography-nagoya-matsuri.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture Children in traditional attire play wooden flutes in a parade during the Nagoya Festival, held each October. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755070790145-C5W299MJII228T345FNI/japan-travel-photographer-festival.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture Lanterns hang during a summer festival at Kawahara Shrine in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Photographed by Japan travel photographer Ben Weller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755070787863-KLPSEDJE8C862PJH1UYS/kawahara-shrine-festival.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture People participate in a summer festival at Kawahara Shrine in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755070778903-HK1LE4SI0SYX2QHDD8KV/takisanji-demon-festival-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture A boy wearing an ogre mask is held aloft next to burning torches during a fire ceremony at the Takisanji Demon Festival at Takisanji Temple, Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.The annual ritual is believed to date to the Kamakura shogunate, a period of governance established in 1192. Demon festivals, or oni matsuri, are common throughout Japan as part of Lunar New Year and spring celebrations. They are believed to drive out evil and bring good luck. Japan travel photographer Ben Weller has documented similar events across the country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755070780629-T8E4UH8R6UZ2OCJAGQJ8/takisanji-demon-festival-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture A boy wearing an ogre mask is held aloft next to burning torches during a fire ceremony at the Takisanji Demon Festival at Takisanji Temple, Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.The annual ritual is believed to date to the Kamakura shogunate, a period of governance established in 1192.Demon festivals, or oni matsuri, are common throughout Japan as part of Lunar New Year and spring celebrations. They are believed to drive out evil and bring good luck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755070775375-GIPVPOOERI5F8EUQ9ALC/japan-naked-man-festival-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture FEBRUARY 3, 2023 - Men participate in the Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri, or “Naked Man Festival”, in Inazawa City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.The festival, which dates back to A.D. 767, is held annually to ward off bad luck. Thousands of men, many of whom are 25 or 42, ages considered unlucky for men in Japan, march through the streets wearing only loincloths. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755070774873-GIDLRAKKKFVYPZBQVU6B/japan-naked-man-festival-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture FEBRUARY 3, 2023 - Men participate in the Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri, or “Naked Man Festival”, in Inazawa City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.The festival, which dates back to A.D. 767, is held annually to ward off bad luck. Thousands of men, many of whom are 25 or 42, ages considered unlucky for men in Japan, march through the streets wearing only loincloths. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755070783842-K3ALPEKDJBCV6VH1VSQW/hamamatsu-kite-festival-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture May 4, 2016 - People fight with kites at the Hamamatsu Festival in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Teams build their own kites, measuring up to 3.5 by 3.5 meters, and then attempt to bring down the other teams' kites by flying them close together and using friction to burn the hemp kite strings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755070784439-RN9R4I0XLV4CP30F7892/hamamatsu-kite-festival-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture May 4, 2016 - People fight with kites at the Hamamatsu Festival in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Teams build their own kites, measuring up to 3.5 by 3.5 meters, and then attempt to bring down the other teams' kites by flying them close together and using friction to burn the hemp kite strings. The festival, which celebrates new births, takes place May 3-5 and coincides with Children's Day. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755070777266-XM0LQHFEHO39LC4OTQN7/rice-planting-festival-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture JUNE 3, 2018 - People plant rice seedlings during Yuki Saiden O-taue Matsuri, a rice planting ceremony and festival in Okazaki, Japan. The festival takes place at a special rice field for Shinto dieties called a saiden. Similar events are held during the rice planting season throughout Japan.While most rice planting in Japan is now done by machine, festival participants plant rice by hand. They also wear traditional clothing, and perform traditional song and dance. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755070779207-CYQW6564Y4CL63FB7AC6/rice-planting-festival-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture JUNE 3, 2018 - People plant rice seedlings during Yuki Saiden O-taue Matsuri, a rice planting ceremony and festival in Okazaki, Japan. The festival takes place at a special rice field for Shinto dieties called a saiden. Similar events are held during the rice planting season throughout Japan.While most rice planting in Japan is now done by machine, festival participants plant rice by hand. They also wear traditional clothing, and perform traditional song and dance. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755070781030-BYK1QWP4VFW4XCDQDI5Y/tezutsu-hanabi-fireworks-festival-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture A man holds tezutsu hanabi, traditional hand-held fireworks, at the annual Gongen Matsuri at Matsudaira Toshogu Shrine in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755070782862-NU1N1N3IROJBCRJOQV1F/tezutsu-hanabi-fireworks-festival-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture A man holds tezutsu hanabi, traditional hand-held fireworks, at the annual Gongen Matsuri at Matsudaira Toshogu Shrine in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755070785706-41B05SWYI4V9T5UJFOOH/japan-fire-festival-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture JANUARY 14, 2016 - A shinto priest reads blessings during the Sagicho fire ceremony at Wakamiya Hachiman-sha shrine in Nagoya, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755070786295-9VP2G0VWSVZEYIIC9TSK/japan-fire-festival-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture JANUARY 14, 2016 - Sagicho fire ceremony at Wakamiya Hachiman-sha shrine in Nagoya, Japan. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755073513071-1C8N8WNX06CG6LP6SYWC/rice-planting-festival-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture JUNE 26, 2016 - during Oodaka-saiden Otaue-sai, a rice planting festival at Hikamianeko Shrine in Nagoya, Japan. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755073511216-0E405KIC322ISSOZ9N1O/rice-planting-festival-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture Female rice planters known as saotome perform during Oodaka-saiden Otaue-sai, a rice planting ceremony at Hikamianeko Shrine in Nagoya, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755073509359-PSC0K7H49QA9X14U6G2Z/toyohashi-oni-matsuri-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture Toyohashi Oni Matsuri, Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755073509186-99V8M377L6XW1GCFYY0J/toyohashi-oni-matsuri-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture Toyohashi Oni Matsuri, Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755073510616-UQLYJIT07HJDC82TEIHL/toyohashi-oni-matsuri-3.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture Toyohashi Oni Matsuri, Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755073596018-KCLB3K4SMF3DG9ZUI31H/fujisawa-kotaijingu-matsuri-3.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture AUGUST 17, 2017 - People celebrate at the Kotai Jingu Festival in Fujisawa, Japan. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755073512869-ASEX1EIS0O26Q7B92N0A/fujisawa-kotaijingu-matsuri-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture People celebrate at the Kotai Jingu Shrine Festival in Fujisawa. Many Japanese shrines and neighborhoods hold festivals or 'matsuri' in late summer to celebrate the harvest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1755073514625-3D99VV456FUZC1CU8ZLG/fujisawa-kotaijingu-matsuri-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Drums of Obon: A travel photographer captures the spirit of Japan’s festival culture People celebrate at the Kotai Jingu Festival in Fujisawa, Japan. https://www.wellerpix.com/blog/japan-surf-photo-project monthly 0.5 2025-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1753669149548-51NGWMUOF00ULO9CIH7N/murasaki-shonan-open-surfing-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Japan’s Surf Scene: From personal project to publication JULY 20, 2025 – A surfer competes in the qualifying round of the Men's Shortboard at the Murasaki Shonan Open, a surf, skate, and BMX showcase and competition at Kugenuma Beach in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, approximately 50 kilometers (31 miles) southwest of Tokyo. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1753669145327-8EWM8U6KZNXDWC23OF8I/murasaki-shonan-open-surfing-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Japan’s Surf Scene: From personal project to publication JULY 21, 2025 – Soma Hirahara competes in the Surfing Shortboard Contest at the Murasaki Shonan Open in Fujisawa, southwest of Tokyo. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1753669144721-KTB7MS45PDQFSJ8DJDER/murasaki-shonan-open-surfing-7.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Japan’s Surf Scene: From personal project to publication Miyu Furukawa competes in the Surfing Shortboard Contest at the Murasaki Shonan Open in Fujisawa, southwest of Tokyo. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1753669148755-8PRC2KJ43IS386GXFHOV/murasaki-shonan-open-surfing-3.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Japan’s Surf Scene: From personal project to publication A surfer competing in the Murasaki Shonan Open shortboard surfing competition in Fujisawa. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1753669147173-GW7GYYUP827IFRDCQ9SH/murasaki-shonan-open-surfing-5.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Japan’s Surf Scene: From personal project to publication Shun Murakami, winner of the Surfing Shortboard Contest at the Murasaki Shonan Open in Fujisawa, Japan. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1753669146414-AD6SOZ8ZS98SN2D2LY6O/murasaki-shonan-open-surfing-6.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Japan’s Surf Scene: From personal project to publication Surfer Rui Horikoshi competes in the Surfing Shortboard Contest at the Murasaki Shonan Open in Fujisawa, southwest of Tokyo. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1753679966171-MJFMQ1T7KCY73B5SKBH8/surfing-hana-hou-magazine-cover.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Japan’s Surf Scene: From personal project to publication Cover image for Hawaiian Air’s Hana Hou! Magazine showing a lone surfer kneeling on the beach with Mt. Fuji in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1753679781891-B3RKEY2EHBO6HTI6TFD3/breitling-book-of-surfing-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Japan’s Surf Scene: From personal project to publication Ben Weller’s Japan surf photography has been featured in publications such as The Breitling Book of Surfing. Here, a group of surfers walking the beach at dusk at Kugenuma Kaigan in Fujisawa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1753682101526-CCUPZE36EYLPR7KRGLUP/japan-surf-photography-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Japan’s Surf Scene: From personal project to publication A surfer carries his board on his bike at Kugenuma Kaigan, Fujisawa. Japan travel photographer Ben Weller incorporates surf photography into much of his work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1753682102154-3R99JNAP8BF1QQXOAG8M/japan-surf-photography-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Japan’s Surf Scene: From personal project to publication A surfer carrying a surfboard at Tsujido Beach, Fujisawa, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/709ea9cd-8ea5-4b78-8d9f-b5f0d8c5028f/SOK1124_014_coverstory_busan_PART+1_Page_1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Japan’s Surf Scene: From personal project to publication - Make it stand out An aerial view of surfers at Songjeong Beach in Busan, Korea. Shot on assignment for National Geographic Traveller UK. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1753683059729-WUCSQGBH18V5OGZJ38CA/tsujido-surfers-4.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Japan’s Surf Scene: From personal project to publication An image of a surfer riding a wave at Tsujido Beach, using a slow shutter speed and panning with the subject to show motion blur. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1753683057501-GXCY8MU3MSA3C0WQHMF9/tsujido-surfers-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Japan’s Surf Scene: From personal project to publication A surfer at Tsujido Beach, Fujisawa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1753683062571-CLCX8Z77KY4U2WU75TIT/tsujido-surfers-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Japan’s Surf Scene: From personal project to publication Fujisawa-based photographer Ben Weller specializes in surf and travel photography across Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1753683061729-F5Q9GT08VGFER11OA7Z3/tsujido-surfers-3.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Japan’s Surf Scene: From personal project to publication Close-up of a surfer’s legs and board in mid-action during a session at Tsujido Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1753683061012-NEJSCXMNC5L7HGY5O7YH/tsujido-surfers-5.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Japan’s Surf Scene: From personal project to publication A surfer pulls into the barrel at Tsujido Beach in Fujisawa, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1753683059329-10CE6P9XJS9HKNAVHZET/tsujido-surfers-6.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Japan’s Surf Scene: From personal project to publication Surfing at Tsujido Beach, one of Shonan’s most popular spots for local surfers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1753683057422-IX7UF4OAKP3SFQ980TJV/tsujido-surfers-7.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Japan’s Surf Scene: From personal project to publication Ben Weller’s surf photography blends action with quite moments, details, and narrative. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/9b63e12e-3e32-40d5-8cd1-710524ac042e/kugenuma-sunrise-surfers-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Photographing Japan’s Surf Scene: From personal project to publication - Make it stand out Surfing at Kugenuma Beach, New Year’s Day, 2025. https://www.wellerpix.com/blog/japan-hospitality-photographers-top-places-to-stay monthly 0.5 2025-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/05f43ff6-b7ed-465a-a5d7-d9be27e81e27/yanbaru-hotel-nanmei-okinawa-exterior-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Japan’s Best Hotels and Ryokan: A hospitality photographer’s top picks - Make it stand out The Kushi villa at Yanbaru Hotel Nanmei Shinshitsu, a collection of restored kominka homes in northern Okinawa Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752471818986-DIKMHXRB5YH8JAHHWG38/yanbaru-hotel-nanmei-okinawa-sherpa-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Japan’s Best Hotels and Ryokan: A hospitality photographer’s top picks Risa Uehara, a “sherpa” guide, prepares breakfast at Nammei Shinshitsu Yambaru Hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752471815824-UPHB8D4FX3YO92JSM05S/yanbaru-hotel-nanmei-okinawa-sherpa-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Japan’s Best Hotels and Ryokan: A hospitality photographer’s top picks Risa Uehara is a “sherpa” guide at Nammei Shinshitsu Yambaru Hotel in Okinawa, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752471819764-D2MW0X56C04C8BMO79GC/yanbaru-hotel-nanmei-okinawa-exterior-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Japan’s Best Hotels and Ryokan: A hospitality photographer’s top picks Aerial view of Yanbaru Hotel Nanmei Shinshitsu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752471816071-CLRIW38TEOE9NHLB4FO6/yanbaru-hotel-nanmei-okinawa-blue-zone-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Japan’s Best Hotels and Ryokan: A hospitality photographer’s top picks An view of the ocean in Okinawa’s Yanbaru region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752471820563-KFVK18H92SRSBTZ9JH7M/yanbaru-hotel-nanmei-okinawa-blue-zone-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Japan’s Best Hotels and Ryokan: A hospitality photographer’s top picks A waterfall in Yanbaru National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752471818007-FMZFBEBEGQBEME9B9CDK/yanbaru-hotel-nanmei-okinawa-local-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Japan’s Best Hotels and Ryokan: A hospitality photographer’s top picks Yusa Yamamoto, a potter, smiles and holds a rooster outside his studio in Yanbaru, Okinawa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752471817484-GA0ST3DGEL26H0OVYK9E/yanbaru-hotel-nanmei-okinawa-local-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Japan’s Best Hotels and Ryokan: A hospitality photographer’s top picks A close-up of a potter’s hands making a cup on a potter’s wheel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752471925212-T4GJP6C056GDT9WKLX3S/okinawa-music-festival.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Japan’s Best Hotels and Ryokan: A hospitality photographer’s top picks A local musician performs at an outdoor arts and music festival in the Yanbaru region of Okinawa, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/949a721f-eef0-4715-9c3c-10f2238308ae/kai-unzen-hot-springs.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Japan’s Best Hotels and Ryokan: A hospitality photographer’s top picks - Make it stand out KAI Unzen is situated next to the natural hot springs of Unzen, Nagasaki. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752473288288-AYKS6PT94U6RFI2UL8VH/kai-unzen-nagasaki-letterpress-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Japan’s Best Hotels and Ryokan: A hospitality photographer’s top picks An employee at KAI Unzen makes welcome cards using the hotel’s historic Dutch letterpress, a symbol of cultural exchange in Nagasaki. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752473286762-ST94E0MC91LP0451ILT2/kai-unzen-nagasaki-letterpress-3.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Japan’s Best Hotels and Ryokan: A hospitality photographer’s top picks The letterpress is one of several experiences guests can choose from. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752473286677-61L6YEGNVZ9K14UP2EK0/kai-unzen-nagasaki-letterpress-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Japan’s Best Hotels and Ryokan: A hospitality photographer’s top picks A woman’s hand uses tweezers to place movable metal type in a letterpress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752473291655-HI17A7H1ZVQXRJP14HET/kai-unzen-nagasaki-interior.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Japan’s Best Hotels and Ryokan: A hospitality photographer’s top picks A luxury room at KAI Unzen, with a natural spring bath in the room overlooking the volcanic hot springs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752473290446-34U9ZG0GFANVYB296FG2/kai-unzen-nagasaki-kaiseki.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Japan’s Best Hotels and Ryokan: A hospitality photographer’s top picks The multi-course tasting menu at KAI Unzen is a food photographer’s delight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752473288859-TU36LVZXCFXNMJZHKN6D/kai-unzen-nagasaki-lounge.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Japan’s Best Hotels and Ryokan: A hospitality photographer’s top picks Two women wearing traditional yukata clothing sit and converse in the hotel’s lounge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752473290012-IXKZOQ1144A1GY3BMB9G/kai-unzen-nagasaki-interior-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - 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Japan’s Best Hotels and Ryokan: A hospitality photographer’s top picks Japanese cuisine kappo, featuring an assortment of seasonal dishes, served in the guests’ room at Kinsui. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752474008456-NIHM9WWAZIYFQO049VEU/kappo-ryokan-kinsui-kaiseki-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Japan’s Best Hotels and Ryokan: A hospitality photographer’s top picks A close-up shot of sashimi at Kinsui, by food and hospitality photographer Ben Weller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752475863378-L06HRCUB3ZM3UXPPQT0H/keiryu-villa-itsuki-kumamoto-landscape.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Japan’s Best Hotels and Ryokan: A hospitality photographer’s top picks Early morning light over the hills surrounding Keiryu Villa Itsuki. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752475865145-5T7B2XY6YCD6QOG0E8BQ/keiryu-villa-itsuki-kumamoto-interior.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Japan’s Best Hotels and Ryokan: A hospitality photographer’s top picks Interior of one of villa #6 at Keiryu Villa Itsuki, Kuma District, Kumamoto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752475863724-I6PA6D8WC6H1QNTE5DBC/keiryu-villa-itsuki-kumamoto-dinner.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Japan’s Best Hotels and Ryokan: A hospitality photographer’s top picks Wagyu beef served Dutch-oven style at Keiryu Villa Itsuki’s Keiryu Grill Myojin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752475865756-5OTD8YV4N1BUDQ688N6F/keiryu-villa-itsuki-kumamoto-deck.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Japan’s Best Hotels and Ryokan: A hospitality photographer’s top picks The villas feature wooden decks with tents for spending a cozy evening outdoors overlooking the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752475866977-7VRZ9UALCUNQ1XO2A3BE/keiryu-villa-itsuki-kumamoto-exterior.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Japan’s Best Hotels and Ryokan: A hospitality photographer’s top picks The individual villas offer privacy and ample space, ideal for a family or couple’s retreat. https://www.wellerpix.com/blog/industrial-photography-for-a-us-manufacturer-in-japan monthly 0.5 2025-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/725fffa5-3c21-4fad-a816-c10194488f38/industrial-cutting-machine.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Industrial Photography for a US Advanced Materials Manufacturer in Japan - Make it stand out A cutting tool shapes a cylindrical component on a lathe, sending fine particles flying as material is removed. This kind of close-tolerance work is typical in advanced materials or semiconductor-related manufacturing, where precision and surface quality are critical. All photographs by Ben Weller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752113554759-3DDR5TQQKYTKUSCKZOOY/crucible-product-image.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Industrial Photography for a US Advanced Materials Manufacturer in Japan - crucible-product-image.jpg Product image of a ceramic crucible produced at a manufacturing facility in Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752113554928-Y9G2R93CFVKG1C9051QU/worker-checks-crucible-under-lamp.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Industrial Photography for a US Advanced Materials Manufacturer in Japan - worker-checks-crucible-under-lamp.jpg Plant employee examining a quartz crucible under lamp for quality control purposes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752113913035-A8Y1RSVE8PV3PBF8D81Z/plant-technician.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Industrial Photography for a US Advanced Materials Manufacturer in Japan - plant-technician.jpg A plant technician wearing a hat and safety glasses is framed between two computer screens as he looks at one of the screens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752113556349-DDC6EO0EN7C74PYFURAS/industrial-hero-portrait.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Industrial Photography for a US Advanced Materials Manufacturer in Japan - industrial-hero-portrait.jpg A portrait of an employee in an industrial setting, an example of corporate portraiture and industrial photography in Japan by Ben Weller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752114340997-OYGUVK4X1KTHTEBY3KY9/momentive-plant-9.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Industrial Photography for a US Advanced Materials Manufacturer in Japan - momentive-plant-9.jpg Close up product photography of PBN heater used in industrial applications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752114346699-ILMVYK5OVME6BQYJS6K3/momentive-plant-4.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Industrial Photography for a US Advanced Materials Manufacturer in Japan - momentive-plant-4.jpg Close-up of a Japanese worker measuring a quartz crucible in an industrial setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752114347540-08EHFW3HS2J0TZTUJUCY/momentive-plant-3.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Industrial Photography for a US Advanced Materials Manufacturer in Japan - momentive-plant-3.jpg A worker measuring a quartz crucible in an industrial setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752114345557-0PS90BY6FPMUSMIL69JP/momentive-plant-6.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Industrial Photography for a US Advanced Materials Manufacturer in Japan - momentive-plant-6.jpg A worker wearing a mask, hardhat, and other PPE measures a quartz crucible in an advanced materials manufacturing facility in Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752114343693-YNA1719EDE5K5SF5IT68/momentive-plant-7.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Industrial Photography for a US Advanced Materials Manufacturer in Japan - momentive-plant-7.jpg A close-up image of a worker’s hands marking measurements on manufacturing products. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752114344951-1E193UEE2FQICIAK5SP9/momentive-plant-8.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Industrial Photography for a US Advanced Materials Manufacturer in Japan - momentive-plant-8.jpg A worker making finishing touches on a product in an industrial plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752565543680-J4YNATX5472328BOO4EL/industrial-ppe-worker-warehouse.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Industrial Photography for a US Advanced Materials Manufacturer in Japan - industrial-ppe-worker-warehouse.jpg A worker wearing PPE moving large products in a warehouse, an example of industrial photography by Japan-based photographer Ben Weller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752114348670-VE65PWMXFZZYS92RLR67/momentive-plant-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Industrial Photography for a US Advanced Materials Manufacturer in Japan - momentive-plant-1.jpg A worker in mask and hardhat uses a chain pulley system to move large loads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752114510383-6L8MSJVJZZLGYSR0CZ14/industrial-fused-quartz-rod-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Industrial Photography for a US Advanced Materials Manufacturer in Japan - industrial-fused-quartz-rod-1.jpg An industrial worker wearing a metal welding mask shapes a quartz glass rod in a high-temperature facility. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752114510335-Y01ODO0CT7K2JPX805P0/industrial-fused-quartz-rod-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Industrial Photography for a US Advanced Materials Manufacturer in Japan - industrial-fused-quartz-rod-2.jpg Close-up of a worker holding a glowing quartz glass rod. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752114343171-DFNQD33IJUKO6Z9KW1GA/momentive-plant-10.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Industrial Photography for a US Advanced Materials Manufacturer in Japan - momentive-plant-10.jpg Glowing rods of a heater used in industrial processes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1752114341081-4ER0ITXY6DICFZSSDOF6/momentive-plant-11.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Industrial Photography for a US Advanced Materials Manufacturer in Japan - momentive-plant-11.jpg A PBN heater used in industrial applications photographed through the viewport of a testing container. https://www.wellerpix.com/blog/tohoku-by-train-a-travel-photographers-dream-assignment-for-national-geographic-traveller-and-the-east-japan-railway-company monthly 0.5 2025-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751434850261-D3YSG7MXICL6QG75A91P/nat-geo-travel-tohoku-train.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - Make it stand out A double-page spread for a story on rail travel through Tohoku, Japan, from National Geographic Traveller UK in partnership with the East Japan Railway Company. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/3dc89d9d-8da5-4e97-a147-88c86485a8a9/tokyo-station-hayabusa-shinkansen-tohoku.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - Make it stand out A train driver waits to board the Hayabusa Shinkansen on the Tohoku Line at Tokyo Station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751977054059-6HQNOWY5CDQW5J849HUN/matsushima-islands-at-sunrise-aerial.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - matsushima-islands-at-sunrise-aerial.jpg Aerial view of the pine-covered islets of Matsushima Bay at sunrise, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751977053914-89DECM6FCIKBN3XWPMA3/grilled-shellfish-matsushima.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - grilled-shellfish-matsushima.jpg A street vendor grills shellfish caught in Matsushima Bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751977056253-C411XZXK1DOWFAKKYVOB/pine-pathway-to-zuiganji-temple.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - pine-pathway-to-zuiganji-temple.jpg A stone pathway leads through pine forest to Zuiganji, one of Zen Buddhism’s most significant temples in the Tohoku region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751977601456-0GQRMAF24Z474T1WDK6B/juhyo-snow-monsters-zao.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - juhyo-snow-monsters-zao.jpg Mt. Zao is a cluster of stratovolcanoes on the border of Miyagi and Yamagata prefectures in the Tohoku Region. The area is famous for outdoor sports, and in winter, the "juhyo"–trees covered with ice and snow that resemble towering snow monsters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751977601533-X94455WU5OF1U896E6OI/zao-cable-car-over-juhyo.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - zao-cable-car-over-juhyo.jpg A cable car on the Sancho Line climbing Mt. Zao. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751977603546-R5J8WHW3O3LMCL4CDIRE/zao-skiers.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - zao-skiers.jpg Skiers descend the long, gentle runs of Zao Onsen ski resort in Yamagata Prefecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751977604359-B9QO7LD4YLFN21SLRZQQ/zao-snight-snow-drifts.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - zao-snight-snow-drifts.jpg A snowy night scene in Zao Onsen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751977605477-7G3L202IMMVBB99EPVDW/sugawa-onsen-shrine.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - sugawa-onsen-shrine.jpg Glowing lanterns hang from the torri gate of Sugawa Onsen Shrine . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751977606493-CGY5ALUAAQ3Y127MPTFP/sugawa-onsen-shrine-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - sugawa-onsen-shrine-2.jpg A daytime scene of Sugawa Onsen Shrine in snow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751977607390-W69OVSY0KP2YBW3YB032/sugawa-onsen-shrine-3.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - sugawa-onsen-shrine-3.jpg Sugawa Onsen Shrine in Zao Onsen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751977608285-THM47OKDGE8N3P6L4UU9/chef-grilling-pork-ramen-restaurant.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - chef-grilling-pork-ramen-restaurant.jpg Ichidai Yoshijima grills pork at Kajimaya Ramen in Zao Onsen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751977609787-YXQ9Y9NJ62KFR7WLWNOK/tohoku-kokeshi-dolls.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - tohoku-kokeshi-dolls.jpg Kokeshi dolls, traditional wooden toys crafted in Tohoku that now more often serve as decoration and are emblematic of the region. These make great gifts or home decor that will remind you of your trip to Tohoku. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751977611975-N9FQUR23F6R4R6JBMJ7H/yamagata-beef-kaiseki-dinner-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - yamagata-beef-kaiseki-dinner-2.jpg A kaiseki dinner featuring local ingredients, including Yamagata wagyu beef served sukiyaki style at Matsukaneya Annex, a hotel in Zao Onsen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751977610559-RM2CKLAVHDHFIEQU5XXA/yamagata-beef-kaiseki-dinner-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - yamagata-beef-kaiseki-dinner-1.jpg Yamagata wagyu beef. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751977612782-VL47FVNWPKF4HRM8F3BF/zao-onsen-outdoor-bath.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - zao-onsen-outdoor-bath.jpg A visitor warms himself in the outdoor bath at Genshichirotennoyu, a mountainside onsen with indoor and outdoor baths in Zao Onsen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/bdd864e4-d676-4b1a-bfbf-b0920298fa24/speeding-train-railroad-bridge.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - Make it stand out Aboard Japan Railways headed toward Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751978994175-IM2VQEIWOYMCHFNNA9MG/kabuki-actor-tying-headpiece.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - kabuki-actor-tying-headpiece.jpg Kabuki actor Hoshigawa Takashi helps another performer with his costume at Kuromori Hie Shrine in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Kuromori Kabuki is a kabuki performance held each year by local farmers and their children. Japan photographer Ben Weller shoots editorial travel features for magazines like National Geographic Traveller UK. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751978993114-0REWV08OVMLAWN23MQPD/kabuki-actor-apply-makeup.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - kabuki-actor-apply-makeup.jpg A kabuki actor applies makeup to his face. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751978996159-KNELZI8IO6HJ5ZMIRE2P/young-kabuki-actor-makeup.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - young-kabuki-actor-makeup.jpg A young performer prepares for the Kuromori Kabuki performance at Kuromori Hie Shrine in Sakata. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751978995189-BX1BNN2ZBRISO3NBCHTT/man-applies-kabuki-makeup.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - man-applies-kabuki-makeup.jpg Kabuki actor applying makeup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751978999800-L022E8YU0UOJXDY2LDCE/girls-drumming-kuromori-kabuki.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - girls-drumming-kuromori-kabuki.jpg At Kuromori Kabuki, men and boys perform the acting, while girls perform music, including drumming and flute performances. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751978998289-Q5QMFPREFQ8UROMOMG7O/girls-playing-flute-kuromori-kabuki.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - girls-playing-flute-kuromori-kabuki.jpg Young girls play wooden flutes during Kuromori Kabuki. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751979095278-22GYG270N59EQIWA5WMK/players-portrait-kuromori-kabuki.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - players-portrait-kuromori-kabuki.jpg Girls pose for a group portrait at Kuromori Kabuki in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751978988623-YX3N6CN8SIMHYH3DC11H/kabuki-actors-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - kabuki-actors-2.jpg Young kabuki actors in full makeup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751978990690-QOUFXWD4PXQ6JFH2E7WI/young-kabuki-actors-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - young-kabuki-actors-1.jpg The performance is held at Kuromori Hie Shrine in Sakata City. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751978983430-366NF9MOZS08VQRUOUY2/kabuki-actors-on-stage-3.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - kabuki-actors-on-stage-3.jpg This shrine-based performance has been maintained by local villagers for over 250 years and is typically held in February during the Kuromori Kabuki Festival, as part of a Shinto ritual offering. While the shrine itself is modest, it becomes the cultural and spiritual center of the community during the event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751978985574-98JA1CAWKR0VS0KGVJJ5/kabuki-actors-on-stage-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - kabuki-actors-on-stage-2.jpg Kuromori Kabuki farmers' kabuki performance at Kuromori Hie Shrine in Sakata. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751978986263-0WO3QXJM3ITZNZZX3U92/kabuki-actors-on-stage-1.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - Tohoku by Train: A Japan travel photographer’s dream assignment for National Geographic Traveller and the East Japan Railway Company - kabuki-actors-on-stage-1.jpg A kabuki actor performing on stage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751978992133-RXSKTRIYX4L0OQD63JZ7/young-kabuki-actors-2.jpg Photography in Japan | Industrial, Travel & Editorial Insights - 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The monitor shows recording options and controls overlayed on the image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/439f6acd-366e-4e9b-8d8c-4cb8fb3f60d1/labdroid-maholo-visioncare-kobe.JPG Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Industrial robotic arms inside a glass enclosure in a high-tech laboratory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/76753d3d-c7d4-4d17-8886-91c5cba156f9/computer-image-retinal-crossection+.JPG Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller 3D digital visualization of colorful bokeh lights with a grid overlay on a black background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/31dc4d4e-490c-46d4-81af-68369e1ca5eb/kobe-vision-care-takahashi.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Editorial portrait of a female science researcher with short dark hair, glasses, smiling, wearing a white blouse and jacket, standing in front of a blue wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/9104643a-86f6-4e12-81b2-5e78811170f2/capillary-tube-tip.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A scientist's hand wearing a blue glove holding a syringe with a pink liquid, positioned over a petri dish on a lab table, with laboratory equipment visible in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/35393217-7056-44f3-a367-e3bd588efa62/20250401_CiRA-32.JPG Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A close-up of a petri dish on a laboratory slide being examined under a blue light microscope in a lab setting, photographed by Ben Weller, editorial photographer in Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/43f5e49f-5636-46d1-96a2-2ad8dfc08518/tokyo-vinyl-listening-bar-1.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A DJ examines a vinyl record at a listening bar in Tokyo, Japan. The wall behind him is lined with rows of vinyl and a large speaker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/4905de12-0da8-4c3c-83b0-307525a9c1fc/tokyo-vinyl-listening-bar-5.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A DJ wearing headphones and glasses is mixing records at a turntable in a dimly lit room with wooden and brick decor, including a vinyl record album cover on display. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/5bf4e169-8776-4c7a-ba7c-7428ec45c150/tokyo-vinyl-listening-bar-4.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A vast vinyl record collection organized on wall shelves with vintage audio equipment in a Tokyo listening bar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/5593e22e-a045-486d-8a01-ea36ad709df0/tokyo-vinyl-listening-bar-3.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A person’s hand handling a vinyl record on a turntable in a dimly lit setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/ae23eb10-288f-4adf-a59c-2df26db0c28f/shibuya-crossing-tokyo-in-rain.JPG Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Aerial photo of Shibuya Scramble in Tokyo with hundreds of people holding umbrellas crossing the street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/9ba00467-6903-4ac3-941f-bfd2e3d18d01/shoppers-walking-in-shadow-ginza-tokyo.JPG Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Silhouettes of two people, one holding an umbrella and the other looking at a phone, walking past a display window with shoes in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751026795336-KSQISFLYEA7J0BPQ2OBU/man-shoes-walking-ginza-tokyo.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller - man-shoes-walking-ginza-tokyo.jpg Person walking on asphalt pavement, shadow visible, near white painted arrow marking on the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751026769915-AWWXG2PKHM5CTE3ARZ39/woman-holding-umbrella-ginza-tokyo.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller - woman-holding-umbrella-ginza-tokyo.jpg Reflection of people holding umbrellas in a glass building in an urban area with tall buildings and a clear sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751026731001-V01FGKFXFD2CXNCP98SZ/high-angle-shibuya-crossing-umbrellas-close.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller - high-angle-shibuya-crossing-umbrellas-close.jpg People walking across a crosswalk on a rainy day, holding umbrellas in yellow, red, and clear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/ef2a5867-9a93-4ec4-a669-fed70b722c54/japan-bible-seminary-akasaka.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller An editorial portrait of a Japanese Christian pastor in a dark suit and white shirt standing near a staircase against a yellow wall, illuminated by sunlight coming through a window. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/2aac8cc5-ef18-4f45-a64f-709036bb36db/christian-pastors-japan-church-1.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A man with black hair and a white turtleneck shirt sits in a classroom looking a professor. Sunlight streams through a window, illuminating the scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/2aa92cfa-490c-4de9-b739-d39de54c759a/christian-pastors-japan-church-2.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A child's hand holds open a Japanese Bible, Japanese text, on a wooden church pew, with sunlight illuminating the pages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/a3cc6044-576c-4e8b-859c-a615363e9e3b/christian-pastors-japan-church-4.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A man in a black suit standing on a city street with blurred pedestrians walking past, in front of large, colorful Japanese advertisement posters on a wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/639e9fcb-5d4d-4f90-bb44-dabd7e4ee0d1/west-japan-flood-army-response.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A soldier in camouflage uniform and helmet crouches amid debris and waste in a flood disaster zone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/6533b098-d747-4ed8-b96b-b86afa91eb4f/west-japan-flood-disaster-response-3.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Three soldiers in camouflage uniforms and helmets patrolling a street with a large pile of trash and debris, some buildings in the background, in black and white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/56398a95-4890-42bd-9740-38907f338b47/west-japan-flood-disaster-response-1.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A person in military camouflage uniform and helmet standing on a street, facing a pile of debris and damaged furniture, with houses and power lines in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/4e8ae686-8187-42d5-9460-84aeb1d24f1a/west-japan-flood-disaster-response-5.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Black and white photo of a crowded indoor shelter with many beds, showing some people lying down, resting or sleeping, surrounded by personal belongings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/892e3d99-8cdb-4968-86d9-65ed155e8910/west-japan-flood-disaster-response-4.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A soldier wearing a helmet and a face mask, standing among bags and equipment, during flood clean up operations in Okayama, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/a2e67b00-4655-4d09-b87f-f894debc9382/west-japan-flood-disaster-response-6.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Person standing next to a large pile of debris and trash, with another person blurred in the foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/cda76fc8-3e87-42f9-9498-1d1fa192f611/korean-riot-police-labor-protest-1.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Line of Korean riot police wearing black uniforms and helmets with visors, holding riot shields, standing in a row at night, photographed by Ben Weller, editorial photographer in Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/42e34412-3f9e-4ba9-af38-493dc4fcbd28/police-arrest-protestor-seoul-1.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A person is being detained by police officers during a protest. The detained individual appears distressed as police officers hold them down on the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/f74f39b7-ed26-408d-a495-5af90bdfab28/seoul-protest-mask.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller People participating in a protest on a city street, some wearing masks, with a person in the center holding a white mask with black tears and Korean writing, surrounded by green pinwheel decorations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/4f4ffce0-afe0-45e4-86c8-85eb0c778d1d/korea-mers-virus-heat-scan.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Thermal image of a group of people walking indoors, showing temperature variations with colors from blue to red. The person in front has the hottest temperature, with others behind them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/b0028995-6ad5-4810-b0ec-bbaf28eadbe2/busan-mers-virus-masking.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Multiple schoolgirls wearing white shirts, plaid skirts, and face masks reflected on a mirror wall with blurred text. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/e9a0ae1e-3396-4584-bcb2-9e12eb44127f/korean-riot-police.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A group of young police officers in riot gear, including helmets with visors, standing closely together in a line. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751181072706-KR2FYZ0MGZBBOPJ9W1VN/sewol-disaster-vigil.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller - sewol-disaster-vigil.jpg A young Korean woman with long brown hair is crying and covering her face with her hand, leaning on a table, an example of reportage photography by Ben Weller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/d55617b6-1638-4a48-abf0-aa99f60bfc21/sewol-ferry-sinking-vigil.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A large group of people gathered in darkness, holding lit candles in a vigil for students killed in the Sewol Ferry Disaster in South Korea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/9ea52ab2-d268-45c3-ba2e-1787500117ff/man-hangs-candle-seoul-vigil.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A person reaching up among hanging candles at a protest vigil in Seoul, South Korea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/36be6b91-83e8-497d-b9b5-b50f574adffb/korean-riot-police-protestor-clash-1.jpg Editorial Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Black and white photo of a street protest with police in riot gear confronting a civilian. The civilian is being pushed or grabbed by police officers, with some officers holding shields and wearing helmets with visors. https://www.wellerpix.com/travel-photography daily 0.75 2026-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/91e99a85-b3c4-47ee-9325-bf568eaac8dd/woman-in-traditional-clothes-viewing-nachi-waterfall.JPG Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A woman wearing a traditional Japanese hat and veil stands on the balcony of a red pagoda facing a towering waterfall in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/df53d29e-891e-4204-9f23-f3b4331e0ff1/shrine-maiden-at-yutoku-inari-shrine-saga.JPG Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Aerial shot of a temple courtyard with a shrine maiden framed by green tree branches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751066254241-M2O7WQ94VZ6P026HUTQL/monk-walking-in-snow-koyasan.jpg Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller - monk-walking-in-snow-koyasan.jpg Japan travel photography of a snow-covered temple in a serene winter landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/d2d214a3-86e9-49b3-88c7-8b66a9349678/kyoto_01.JPG Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Traditional rickshaw puller transporting passenger through historic street in Kyoto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/022ee443-33a6-47a5-b24c-f7d50879185a/akihabara-maid-stands-on-crowded-street.JPG Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Street view of Akihabara, Tokyo with crowds and woman in maid outfit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/b97dd687-eb47-4eea-bb3b-759573ca7d13/kabuki-actors-in-dressing-room.JPG Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Japanese kabuki actors preparing for a performance in a backstage dressing room, photographed on assignment by Japan travel photographer Ben Weller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/9a0beb0b-b42d-4fb8-9d24-42515b35518e/iseshima-ama-hut-shellfish-1.jpg Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Ama diver woman in traditional diving attire grills shellfish over a stone hearth in Iseshima, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/ca7423f3-6408-4109-8952-02b12e7230c9/monk-burning-prayer-sticks-koyasan.JPG Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Japanese Buddhist monk burning wooden prayer sticks during a morning ceremony at a temple in Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/666d5dc2-7603-4958-b353-c970d08966f6/hong-kong-woman-street-umbrella.jpg Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A narrow Hong Kong alleyway with a person holding an umbrella walking in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/a21c9f36-3814-45e5-9797-6aec55fa63a7/traditional-japanese-guard-dejima-nagasaki.JPG Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Man in Edo-era costume standing on a historical street in Nagasaki, example of travel photography in Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/5eaa428e-5822-44d2-84c0-66772ad3ad06/temple-monk-calligraphy.jpg Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Side-profile portrait of Buddhist monk in dark robes practicing Japanese calligraphy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/eaf9c58f-0a50-4248-8873-fd7889f0aa0d/bartender-mixing-cocktail-hong-kong.jpg Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Bartender preparing cocktails with precision at upscale Hong Kong hotel bar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/27cbb89e-d060-4699-8f6b-bcff7a2901e7/snow-covered-ou-mountain-range-under-dark-winter-sky.JPG Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Snow-covered mountain range under a cloudy sky in Tohoku. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/f57fbb01-ae53-4758-bd25-304ac26b4ceb/skiiers-descend-snowy-mount-zao-japan.JPG Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Group of skiers descending a snowy slope at Japanese ski resort Zao Onsen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/c57c51de-23ac-4f4d-bd08-9b36616ed71b/aerial-view-zao-onsen-winter-scene.JPG Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Aerial view of a snow-covered town with winding streets and houses, Japan travel photography by Ben Weller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/7bc9dd98-e7e5-41ea-94a6-c582a8d45ea5/men-wearing-loin-clothes-in-sea-toba.JPG Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Group of men dressed in traditional Japanese loin cloths, wading in water, participating in a festival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751066925885-WSBIB7CRBKMD73QCWEKN/men-wearing-loin-clothes-toba-festival.jpg Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller - men-wearing-loin-clothes-toba-festival.jpg Editorial-style travel photography shows a group of men dressed in traditional Japanese loin cloths gather around a man who had been injured during a festival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/c7aad348-bbaf-4d85-9a6a-f2749f09b31c/toba-fire-festival.JPG Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Group of men participating in fire ritual at traditional Japanese festival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/fa27a3fe-d48c-4f2a-a019-069fd05fe086/sea-water-washing-on-rocks-busan.JPG Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Waves washing over a rocky shoreline with small and large dark stones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/d4754a57-bcf7-4ee6-9aa4-75b26147dff5/aeirial-view-whale-island-tottori.JPG Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Aerial photography of an ocean scene with a small island at dawn, captured in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/48b2b324-59d7-4dbb-b9d8-d48716404071/aerial-view-matsushima-islands-at-dawn.JPG Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A serene sunset over islets in Matsushima Bay, photographed by Japan travel photographer Ben Weller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/cc55f855-d3a7-4683-9d1f-7e0ec7c116c5/hong-kong-street-market-sign.jpg Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A Hong Kong apartment building with numerous windows, air conditioning units, and signs with Chinese characters in red. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/686e7855-cb7b-4500-8d18-f6e1b94a27df/good-morning-hong-kong-busan.jpg Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A small black table with a drink, a bowl, and a cup, set against textured glass window panels in a cafe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/c99f9ece-c29d-4555-a9a2-83b550993db5/2024-05-29_Busan_491.jpg Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A woman working behind the counter of a restaurant or cafe, wearing a black shirt and gray apron, smiling and talking. There is a red Michelin 2024 sign on the wall behind her, and shelves with various items on her right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/181b2404-6a6f-424f-a463-0ed97a84f2bf/good-morning-hong-kong-portrait.jpg Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A Korean restaurant owner standing inside her Busan ramen shop next to a red Michelin sign. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/47b1324d-4947-4ad1-9e70-00c117310ccf/hong-kong-meat-market.jpg Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A shirtless man wearing a face mask and apron standing in a Hong Kong butcher shop surrounded by hanging and sliced raw meat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/963fdfd1-9e46-4e40-bb69-521505f2f310/aqua-luna-boat-with-red-sail-victoria-harbour.JPG Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A traditional wooden boat with red sails sailing on Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour at dusk, with a city skyline in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/75a6322f-9f91-42af-8dfa-089726a0bafb/hong-kong-star-ferry.jpg Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Ferries on water during sunset with mountains in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1615fa6e-001f-4722-a107-cc71c3a17afe/hong-kong-aqua-luna-night.jpg Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Nighttime cityscape of Victoria Harbour Hong Kong, with the lit-up red sails of the Aqua Luna cruise boat on the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/005b67e0-724a-4748-a8e1-02b106609212/Rosewood+Hong+Kong_+Hong+Kong-71.JPG Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A young man dressed in a suit and bow tie setting a table at in a dining room at the Rosewood Hotel in Hong Kong. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/6f920c24-ebee-44a8-b6c3-55fe528cc07f/seoul_four+seasons+bar_motsi02.JPG Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A bartender in a red blazer is preparing drinks behind a luxurious gold-lit bar with shelves of liquor bottles in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/185a2d00-8fd3-44cc-8d5e-94c9ab19237a/shop-vendor-grilling-meat-in-nishiki-market.JPG Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A man wearing a face mask preparing skewers of grilled seafood at a Kyoto street food stall, with various skewers on display and colorful signage above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/ed14a0ab-6cc2-4f69-a668-8e4bd9a93ad6/takoyaki-octopus-sign-osaka.JPG Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Colorful sign of an octopus with the text 'takoyaki' in front of a restaurant in Osaka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751067557090-USE9LJOYQ17FYWBANS2B/women-in-traditional-clothes-planting-rice.jpg Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller - women-in-traditional-clothes-planting-rice.jpg Four women in traditional attire planting rice in a lush green field. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751067538319-CTY1RN3H22S11IGITOUW/women-in-traditional-clothes-dancing-under-lanterns.jpg Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller - women-in-traditional-clothes-dancing-under-lanterns.jpg Group of women in traditional Japanese yukatas dancing under red paper lanterns at a festival during dusk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751067509683-TMM3DEZ6A8CG479P0WUT/close-up-dancers-feet.jpg Travel Photographer Japan – Ben Weller - close-up-dancers-feet.jpg Close-up of a person wearing traditional Japanese wooden sandals, known as geta, with white tabi socks and red straps, participating in a cultural event with other dancers in the background. https://www.wellerpix.com/hospitality-photography daily 0.75 2026-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/d543ba0e-0308-4c1c-92fa-9ee63d92deb3/dominique-bouchet-kyoto-chef-1.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Chef grilling vegetables on large iron grill at luxury hotel restaurant, photographed by Ben Weller, a photographer specializing in hospitality photography in Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/f7848dc0-29c8-4b7c-b466-f226953a5d71/dominique-bouchet-kyoto-chef-2.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A chef grills vegetables on a teppanyaki grill, with various vegetables and kitchen items nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/55d59379-ca49-4901-af4d-c1a237fc3aec/dominique-bouchet-kyoto-chef-3.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A chef is cooking with flames rising from a pan in a kitchen, silhouette visible against a window showing mountains and sky outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/f0ae345a-defa-489b-a2a8-1876c8a31fa8/dominique-bouchet-kyoto-chef-4.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A chef serving grilled steak on a black stone plate with onion slices and salt and pepper on the side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/c0911ee2-77d6-477c-befe-a26d653460de/kikunoi-kyoto-interior.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Interior of a traditional Japanese room with shoji screens and large windows opening to a lush green garden outside, with a reflective black table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/3d33caaf-77dc-499a-a2ca-564680544ace/man-sitting-in-onsen-bath.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Silhouette of a person in an onsen bath overlooking the Seto Inland Sea, with mountains in the distance, viewed from inside a dark room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/a6269e2c-bb33-4064-a4fb-ebc3269fbdc5/outdoor-onsen-baths-seto-inland-sea.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A balcony with two small hot tubs overlooking the sea with ships in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751060613927-3B6GFPOQ4W5RUA9MPI0D/koyasan-monk-dinner-1.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller - koyasan-monk-dinner-1.jpg A monk in traditional Japanese attire serves a meal on low tables in a tatami room, photographed by Ben Weller, a Japan-based hospitality photographer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/af8a9386-d47a-4d00-a052-897b3cc9e89e/vegetarian-japanese-cuisine-at-temple.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Traditional Japanese meal served in a bento box with assorted tempura, tofu, vegetables, and seafood, accompanied by a teapot, bowl of green tea, and a small dish with soup or broth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/ee70c863-5873-4170-ac40-d01922a32455/kasuien-annex-westin-miyako-kyoto.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Interior of a Kyoto hotel room in traditional Japanese style, featuring shoji paper sliding doors, tatami mat flooring, and a low wooden table with dishes, illuminated by natural light from outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/54b41342-0d37-4f0d-9f72-d58d55544556/ichiboukan-kyoto-interior.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A tall green plant with long slender leaves in a black vase on a wooden surface against a dark textured wall, illuminated by a soft light from above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/c5ebf5f8-7651-47ff-89fb-4a90457c475a/nishioka-residence-saga-1.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Interior view of a traditional Japanese room with shoji doors open to a garden with trees, shrubs, and a pathway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/d5d2ff00-4f95-4b43-84d5-42eeb6f17b34/nawaya-wood-fire-stove-1.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A chef skewering a whole fish on a grill for cooking in a professional kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/5b7741c0-eda4-4835-a8ed-30fc2835676e/wood-fire-stove-nawaya.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Close-up of burning wood logs in a fire with orange flames and dark background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751264320071-L37ZPVBQ5F3CD4YVY2XO/nawaya-wood-fire-stove-3.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller - nawaya-wood-fire-stove-3.jpg A grilled fish skewered on a wooden cutting board, an example of food photography by Ben Weller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/dbdb1172-8ac3-4540-b295-ccaf17e33271/kawazu-traditional-inn-gifu-3.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A Japanese chef standing in front of a traditional noren curtain with the word "KAWAZU" in English and Japanese calligraphy. The chef is smiling and wearing a white chef's coat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/71e35918-3d0b-4eec-9191-4e9c95b0740b/kawazu-traditional-inn-gifu-2.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Interior of traditional Japanese tatami room with a low wooden table, four chairs with cand a red and black wall hanging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/26b4a11f-d3d9-4960-b29f-105ba1c94b00/kawazu-traditional-inn-gifu-1.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Hotel room with two beds, a dark wood ceiling, modern wall art, a sitting area with two blue chairs and a small table, and a coat rack with jackets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/9c7e9c27-37c2-4e12-a89c-dcd85984687f/kingyo-restaurant-gifu.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Branch with small yellow berries in front of a dark textured background and a wooden fence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/77a193d5-e581-47f2-9144-c874af9e6171/hoshino-resorts-bandaisan-decor-1.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Dark indoor hotel corridor decorated with evenly spaced Japanese white paper lanterns featuring red cow designs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/f95972a5-8b30-4ab4-b4f5-b650898c024f/fish-mahoro-fukuoka-1.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A minimalist dish featuring a grilled fish with scaly skin on a stone platter, accompanied by wooden chopsticks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/17cab430-3417-46e9-94e9-afac709dfdeb/miyama-futon-and-breakfast-kyoto-1.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A man in traditional Japanese attire cooking soup over an open floor hearth with a pot suspended by a chain from the ceiling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/8f36a6fe-1a74-499b-93ac-10e34d9922b9/nammei-shinshitsu-yambaru-hotel-3.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Aerial view of a traditional kominka home in Okinawa that has been converted into a boutique bed and breakfast, photographed by Japan hotel photographer Ben Weller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/757b7f33-51b3-4193-bc55-c4b41b753601/nammei-shinshitsu-yambaru-hotel-2.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A woman dressed in traditional Japanese attire cooking food in a dark setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/9b00b9b2-ee4d-48de-a3ba-fd1ebfd7387c/nammei-shinshitsu-yambaru-hotel-1.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Traditional Okinawan kominka home that has been converted into a boutique hotel. The yard features a concrete walkway and a stone wall with clay roof tiles stacked at the base, under a cloudy evening sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751870910429-OQRUZAG5JW0H8J4Y43WW/kai-unzen-welcome-letter-press.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller - kai-unzen-welcome-letter-press.jpg A woman operates a traditional letterpress at a hotel in Nagasaki. Two white postcards stamped with 'Welcome to Kai Unzen' text are nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/515331b3-480b-4866-8ae8-f0da858121ff/kai-unzen-nagasaki-resort-1.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A person uses tweezers to handle metal type on a letterpress at Kai Unzen resort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/10f2ae02-1ec9-4ec2-9cdb-7ac82a6b7707/kai-unzen-hotel-lobby.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A woman wearing traditional Japanese clothing called yukata walking in a modern hotel lobby with wooden accents, hanging decorative lanterns, and elevators in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/e74e2b2c-808a-46e4-b49c-697957aae8b5/lodging-interioro-keiryu-villa-kumamoto-1.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Interior of a cozy hotel room with wooden walls and ceiling, a bed with white linens, folded clothes, a TV on a wooden desk, a small refrigerator, a microwave, a kettle, a sitting area with a blue armchair, and a sliding glass door leading outside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751264328721-V419MSBJGLRVVLBMZ87R/shizuoka-arcana-chefs-1.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller - shizuoka-arcana-chefs-1.jpg A chef working in a dimly lit restaurant kitchen, preparing food at a long counter with reflective surfaces and various kitchen utensils. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/5a526499-7535-431c-be27-2e09ebed182d/shizuoka-sakuragami-1.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Elegant plated dish featuring grilled fish with herbs, greens, and sauce on a pink ceramic plate, set on a rustic brick surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/f0dcbd55-5872-4b44-bdf5-63f1b2132ee3/japanese-fish-dish-chopsticks.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A Japanese meal with a slice of peeled grapefruit topped with a piece of fish, served with a small bowl of red wine, a glass of sake, and a pair of red and black chopsticks on a white textured surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/2585f2da-37c2-4583-95a8-0f2241860c8d/shizuoka-atami-1.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A black plate with a piece of fried chicken on a bed of creamy white sauce garnished with fresh herbs, placed on a rustic wooden table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/5603fbe8-46b7-4767-a2d1-7698f7fa1239/shizuoka-ribs-steak-fish-1.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller Fresh cuts of red meat, whole fish on ice, and sprigs of rosemary in a display tray. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751060637287-EMOTUW9VTF7MDAOERZDN/tokyo-ramen-chef-Kuzamasa-Saito.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller - tokyo-ramen-chef-Kuzamasa-Saito.jpg Chef in a Tokyo ramen restaurant cooking noodles in a busy kitchen with steam rising. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/c9404fa7-b72e-4a5c-87e9-6468d0dd17bc/linus-bbq-seoul.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A spread of barbecue food including smoked meats, buns, side dishes, and condiments on a wooden table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/c2e8df70-d365-4b15-9db9-042263f419e9/cinnamon-cocktail-home-bistro.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A creamy yellow cocktail garnished with a cinnamon stick, star anise, and a sprig of rosemary, served in a decorative glass on a wooden table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/d59f49c2-e36b-4c2f-97f1-8781405c7f3d/hand-holding-chopsticks-kaiseki-dinner.jpg Hospitality Photographer Japan – Ben Weller A hand holds black chopsticks over a white plate with assorted Japanese food, including salmon sashimi, rolled tuna, fried chicken, and various garnishes. The table has several cups and bowls with different sauces and drinks, decorated with green leaves and plants. https://www.wellerpix.com/published daily 0.75 2026-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/c631e2a8-facc-4d6e-bfd4-17e485e3db82/national-geographic-traveller-cover-japan-2.JPG Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Cover of a travel magazine titled 'Japan' from National Geographic Traveler, featuring a man in traditional Japanese attire walking past a building with Japanese architectural elements and a black sign with white text, on a yellow border. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/254532f5-721d-4b04-a97e-1d1a02f4b7c5/national-geographic-traveller-cover-japan.JPG Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Cover of National Geographic Traveller magazine, May/June 2020, featuring a smiling elderly man wearing a straw hat and traditional Japanese clothing, standing behind a curtain with Japanese characters, holding a small bowl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/0f83f71b-cc5e-4182-b8e7-1bb907279a88/national-geographic-traveller-cover-korea.JPG Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Cover of National Geographic Traveller magazine featuring an aerial view of people on the beach with surfboards, waves, and sand, promoting South Korea travel topics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/cb4a4f3b-434c-4a4b-8497-ad354f2fdc3e/published-bloomberg-markets-japan-2025-cover.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Cover image of passengers on the Shinkansen bullet train at Tokyo Station, for Bloomberg Markets magazine, by Japan editorial photographer Ben Weller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/aaf54651-0fff-4806-af8c-382d6bee2a55/published-bloomberg-markets-japan-2025-inoue.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Corporate portraiture in Tokyo for Bloomberg Markets magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1768808558820-O6O0WHBIMX5KEX2513IR/virtuoso-magazine-tokyo-chefs-1.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1768807682685-IR9S77LQAXVZUKSSBYE4/virtuoso-magazine-tokyo-chefs-2.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1768807682683-FMOQSUB6Z602Q1OMUETQ/virtuoso-magazine-tokyo-chefs-3.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1768807848239-NVXB2ZGVD45TENOG6Q7U/virtuoso-magazine-tokyo-chefs-4.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1768807941185-5BP6L3P4TTF6W8UXW4JZ/virtuoso-magazine-tokyo-chefs-5.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1768808390609-8289TGAXFCCEQTWMBXQ2/virtuoso-magazine-tokyo-dining-.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1768808390618-XMGGTH1YINB649GCWOPM/virtuoso-magazine-tokyo-dining--2.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/ea495cfe-631f-45ae-bf97-17a416fec4af/published-bloomberg-markets-japan-2025-bento-1.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Opening image from Tokyo's Shinjuku Station for a business traveler's guide in Bloomberg Markets magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/efeb9d5a-c545-4ebf-b5d8-99d9ce5f6a67/published-bloomberg-markets-japan-2025-bento-2.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Images from a story on bento boxed lunches at train stations around Tokyo, in Bloomberg Markets Magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/317f943c-3996-417d-b629-8f7b24dcaa86/harpers-bazaar-seoul-1A.JPG Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Two women in traditional Korean hanbok dresses walking towards a historic palace building with green doors and a tiled roof, in Seoul, South Korea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/782e7958-9fd3-4506-9993-a89081dd1036/harpers-bazaar-seoul-2A.JPG Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A multi-story modern staircase with white railings and wooden steps, viewed from above, with people walking on the lower level. Large windows let in natural light, and a pink and black geometric glass panel is visible on the upper level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/0d3ee654-a6e8-4f7b-8b1c-37e4418c87e0/virtuoso-tokyo-japan-vinyl-bar-music-feature-1.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A person with glasses and headphones DJing with turntables in a cozy, dimly-lit room with brick walls and vinyl records, with a framed record cover of Otis Redding on the wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/3a2ff310-5f12-4cff-8d6d-3ffdec421196/virtuoso-tokyo-japan-vinyl-bar-music-feature-3.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A person with short dark hair wearing a black shirt and beige pants browsing through vinyl records on wooden shelves inside a dimly lit record store or library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/01a38494-b947-47e4-bd3e-a930fef0f4e5/virtuoso-tokyo-japan-vinyl-bar-music-feature-2.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Top view of pedestrians crossing a street in the rain with umbrellas in yellow, red, and clear, and a DJ's hands on turntables in a dark setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/2de30b9b-df67-4ab7-a9c8-8cbc4fb1545b/virtuoso-tokyo-japan-vinyl-bar-music-feature-4.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Photographs from a story on Tokyo listening bars for Virtuoso, The Magazine, by Tokyo travel photographer Ben Weller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/d4a73b1a-2d1b-4df8-b9ac-d71bb3694914/national-geographic-traveller-tohoku.JPG Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Snow-covered mountains and forest in Japan's Tohoku region, by Ben Weller for National Geographic Traveller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/50a1b4a2-fb96-4a97-af20-fd204b9f5c7e/nat-geo-travel-tohoku-japan-rail-feature-2.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A collage of photographs depicting traditional Japanese culture in a popular travel magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/f3c96836-32f5-4147-b12f-6e1b51ce6f16/nat-geo-travel-tohoku-japan-rail-feature-1.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A multi-photo magazine spread of travel photography from Japan's Tohoku region by Japan travel photographer Ben Weller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/e815e7a3-9b45-475e-95e9-08fe28103492/qantas-okayama-1.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A two-page feature on Okayama, Japan for an in-flight airline magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/d4ccd221-1529-40f1-b34b-58833379fc4e/virtuoso-busan-korea-travel-feature-1.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Street market scene in Busan, South Korea, for Virtuoso, The Magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/a5df1fcb-52cc-4eea-87cd-2e2e992ff7e1/virtuoso-busan-korea-travel-feature-2.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Magazine text and a photograph of catches of fish laid out on a market stall at Jagalchi Fish Market in Busan, South Korea, published in Virtuoso, a luxury travel magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/cbe5259c-ed96-4a21-9763-d94bbb9e6f42/virtuoso-busan-korea-travel-feature-4.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A collage of four images: a woman looking out of a skyscraper window at a city view, someone handing over a cup of fried food, a hand placing a raw steak on a hot griddle with various side dishes, and an aerial view of a city with hills and water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/bdc94051-1548-46fe-967a-56aa97fe15ab/virtuoso-busan-korea-travel-feature-3.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller People walking on a pedestrian bridge over a river with city skyline in the background, likely in Busan, South Korea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/d309cea1-1dc8-4b1a-b383-6fb6cc702fae/virtuoso-kojima-japan-jeans-fashion-feature-1.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A magazine spread featuring multiple images for a story on Japanese denim production on Kojima Jeans Street, photographed by Ben Weller for Virtuoso. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/25780bca-3487-4c66-a4ef-bdfa6c549e18/virtuoso-kojima-japan-jeans-fashion-feature-3.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A man with long hair and beard, wearing a black hat and glasses, sewing jeans at a workbench in a denim repair shop, with hats hanging on the wall and fabric stored above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/41dae052-4f0e-4a3b-8e84-03ad1ac276b9/virtuoso-kojima-japan-jeans-fashion-feature-2.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Magazine page with images and text about denim and Japanese clothing brands, featuring photos of a storefront, clothing shop interior, a person riding a motorcycle, a boat on a river, and a smiling person holding denim jeans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/56f1ed5e-2e83-4f3c-869e-0733ee09b023/surfing-japan-hana-hou-magazine.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A surfer walking towards the ocean with a surfboard, with Mount Fuji in the background. Overlay text says 'Safu's Up!' and a caption states 'Ready or not, Japan's quiet surf scene is about to go global'. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/e536ec94-16d8-4029-8a65-5e4b70edcf58/hana-hou-japan-surfing-feature-1.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A traditional Japanese torii gate stands on a deserted wind-blown beach at sunset, with two surfers preparing near the shoreline, silhouetted against the sky. Beach and ocean visible in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/dd53eec3-c877-4452-acd0-1db544f8a1d6/hana-hou-japan-surfing-feature-5.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A man riding a bicycle on a pier near the ocean with vending machines and a sign with Chinese characters in the background, and a man standing among colorful surfboards stacked vertically inside a surf shop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/2106d8be-5404-4bc5-9f79-fae571c0870d/hana-hou-japan-surfing-feature-2.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A magazine spread featuring a large action shot of a sandy beach with a rocky hill in the background, and two people walking along the shoreline. The left page contains articles and smaller photos of people in wetsuits on the beach, with text discussing surfing and beach activities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/9bbf05e5-9310-45b8-a974-3bc54b266e36/hana-hou-japan-surfing-feature-3.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A two-page spread from Hana Hou!, the in-flight magazine of Hawaiian Airlines, for a story on Japanese surfers photographed by Japan-based photographer Ben Weller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/e9323465-68c5-486b-acf9-3b6ad621ecd3/hana-hou-japan-surfing-feature-4.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A person in a green wetsuit surfing on a wave at sunset, balancing on a surfboard with spray and foam around them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/0cff2396-0697-4f7a-8ecd-b564f57dfdc2/nat-geo-travel-kyoto-japan-culture-feature-1.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Page from a magazine story about Kyoto's cultural traditions, featuring images of a person performing the Japanese tea ceremony, bamboo carving, and related cultural items. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/e7186e85-5ce0-4717-a2b2-44b47e6dca84/nat-geo-travel-kyoto-japan-culture-feature-2.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Collage of traditional Japanese pottery, artisans creating silk kimonos, and a well-dressed man in a tailored suit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/3936a379-21c4-452f-9a98-f9926f8f75d3/nat-geo-travel-kyoto-japan-city-life-feature-1.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A magazine spread featuring a photo of people in traditional Japanese attire walking under a display of paper lanterns at a shrine in Kyoto, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/0627799d-8e46-4cec-b8e0-9fdbc10d19cc/nat-geo-travel-kyoto-japan-city-life-feature-3.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A woman dressed in traditional Japanese clothing performing a tea ceremony inside a room with tatami mats, wooden sliding doors, and paper screens, with the scenery outside visible through the windows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/adec38a4-be97-4366-92a8-11fcbaaad4be/nat-geo-travel-kyoto-japan-city-life-feature-2.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Collage of three images: a traditional Japanese breakfast plate with grilled salmon, a man shopping at a street market with colorful bags hanging above, and a person browsing a cluttered bookstore with shelves filled with books and posters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/f6ea64fb-3385-4327-98f6-80b55bdf71ee/nat-geo-travel-kyoto-japan-city-life-feature-4.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A musician with black hair singing into a microphone and playing an orange electric guitar on stage with a drummer in the background. The stage has acoustic band performance elements and a red curtain to the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/77b5df6f-069c-42ec-84bc-da829dc327a0/nat-geo-travel-kyoto-japan-city-life-feature-5.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Food stall in Kyoto, Japan, featuring skewers and Japanese drinks with illuminated signs and a person wearing a face mask cooking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/572ddc5d-51c0-4475-a548-a73762155f29/nat-geo-travel-kyushu-sugar-road-feature-1.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A travel magazine spread featuring an aerial view of people harvesting strawberries in a farm with multiple rows of strawberry plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/b5e43d95-76ef-44d4-a49d-0ea24567d02e/nat-geo-travel-kyushu-sugar-road-feature-2.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A magazine article and images from a story on the Japanese 'sugar road' in Kyushu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/d29e7965-0d3f-423e-b514-e02341c4690e/nat-geo-travel-kyushu-sugar-road-feature-3.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A magazine spread featuring Japanese cultural scenes, food, and people. Includes a woman praying at a shrine, traditional Japanese sweets, a group of people enjoying a meal, and a selection of Japanese dishes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/b68467a7-3504-4235-80ef-354f841a228c/think-act-toyota-1.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Inside a Toyota car manufacturing plant, workers in blue uniforms and safety helmets walk through an industrial space with machinery, car parts, and a ceiling filled with pipes and ducts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/d5720fd5-7815-409e-9b69-30e5a8768cf5/think-act-toyota-2.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Page from a magazine showing a car manufacturing assembly line with robotic arms, workers in uniforms inspecting a car, and a portrait of a man in a white jacket explaining the process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/81fa6b97-06a1-4bce-bdfb-51401a7786cb/think-act-toyota-3.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A two-page magazine spread with an article about automotive automation. The left page features a close-up of a mechanic working inside a car, wearing gloves and a blue shirt. The bottom image shows a white Toyota car on an assembly line with workers in blue uniforms and caps inspecting it. The right page contains text and a highlighted quote in blue stating, 'Anyone can buy robots, but the knowledge to use them effectively is best acquired by oneself!' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/e54fc17e-e213-49d9-aa59-b269df6f62d4/round-the-table-nagoya-japan-1.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Magazine cover featuring a man in a suit standing on a city street. The background shows a modern building and blurred vehicles. The cover title reads 'Spotlight' with a subtitle about lessons from around the globe. The main headline is 'Turning Labor into Work.' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/6941ab98-e457-4949-aa75-c41938e87323/round-the-table-nagoya-japan-2.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A magazine spread featuring a portrait of a professional Japanese man in a gray blazer and tie standing outdoors with a blurred background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/dd490919-7421-446a-a740-ba7743402a5a/nat-geo-travel-kansai-japan-food-1.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A magazine spread for a story on Japanese culinary traditions, photographed by travel photographer Ben Weller for National Geographic Traveller UK. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/b1bf539d-2e3e-46a7-b8a5-7ef830ae4a5f/nat-geo-travel-kansai-japan-food-3.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Japanese tea set with teapot and cup of green tea, traditional offerings including assorted sweets, a scenic view of a Japanese garden through shoji screens, a smiling Japanese man in traditional attire, and a close-up of a bowl with matcha and a spoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/2ebc91d2-12b2-439d-b670-064c758b3202/nat-geo-travel-kansai-japan-food-4.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A collage of four images: top left shows green tea plantations in Japan; top right features a person working in a sake brewery; bottom left depicts a hand harvesting tea leaves; bottom right displays bottles of rice vinegar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/7e3f3ad4-27de-4aea-af79-236bbd22cbd6/nat-geo-travel-kansai-japan-food-2.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Traditional Japanese street scene with wooden buildings and power lines, two bottles of sake on a wooden table, a man in white kimono preparing a meal on tatami mats, two chefs standing outside a restaurant, and a person washing dishes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/b4fe3df5-51fe-4faa-bb21-387160e9fa57/nat-geo-travel-kansai-japan-food-5.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Published work featuring images of a harbor with floating fish farms, a chef cutting fish, and a portrait of a Japanese Ama diver from Iseshima, Mie Prefecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/b8d5742b-d143-4a93-a04e-9148cd89a212/virtuoso-kowloon-hong-kong-travel-feature-1.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller The lead image for a magazine story on Hong Kong, a black stone bowl filled with Asian cuisine, placed on a wooden tray, with vegetables and sliced mushrooms, surrounded by a white table setting and chopsticks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/32af5575-b95d-431c-b767-d4df17728e44/virtuoso-kowloon-hong-kong-travel-feature-2.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Images and text from a travel story about Hong Kong photographed for a travel magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/bebc2830-3c48-40f1-9cdd-e2137689459c/christianity-today-japan-pastors-feature-2.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A reflection of a man in a piano, with decorated candles and greenery, and text about faith and revival in the Japanese church, photographed by editorial photographer Ben Weller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/971b66a8-ce2b-4be7-8b0e-fc049812df01/christianity-today-japan-pastors-feature-1.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Portrait of a Japanese Christian pastor featured in an article in Christianity Today magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/4fe7e338-566d-46d1-8bf2-cdaefe5bfdd4/christianity-today-japan-pastors-feature-3.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Open book with text on pages and a photograph of a modern building with an archway, a flat roof, and blue exterior walls on the left page. The right page shows a photograph of a simple, modern room with a bed, a window, and a small closet or storage area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/6840c6ff-cafc-4a09-b7b9-5e48fda1aed1/christianity-today-japan-pastors-feature-5.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A page from a magazine showing a photo of children gathered in a church, participating in a singing or prayer activity on a stage with a speaker at a podium, and a smaller photo of an open Bible on a stand with a person's hand pointing to the text. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/f38bdbbe-eb61-42eb-a675-d85cf4a014be/christianity-today-japan-pastors-feature-6.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Night scene of a man in a black coat walking past a Japanese restaurant with red lanterns and signage, with blurred pedestrians on a city street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/5beceac0-c152-4139-9f9e-342a83337c38/christianity-today-japan-pastors-feature-7.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A two-page magazine article featuring a photograph of traditional houses on a mountain street at night with mountains in the background, seen through a window, and another photo of Mizuno Akiko sitting in a church pew inside a church. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/bbc6f213-f39a-4bb3-b8c1-5b2ccd3a8d93/christianity-today-japan-pastors-feature-4.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A man in a suit reading a book at a podium during a service or event, with a large window and cloudy sky in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/be20bd44-1311-4e61-b8fb-05187d141b05/lufthansa-exclusive-sumo-japan-feature-1.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A magazine spread featuring high school sumo wrestlers in Japan, photographed for Lufthansa Magazin. The left side features large text reading 'SUMO' and a small close-up image of a sumo wrestler's belt, with German text at the top right corner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/6e207155-1188-40ec-ac76-6c2c3b5fddac/lufthansa-exclusive-sumo-japan-feature-2.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A sumo wrestler with a large build and traditional mawashi appears to be in a match or practice, with a referee or another wrestler nearby in a gymnasium setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/edfb0b05-bb23-42ae-839c-14e99db40f7b/lufthansa-exclusive-sumo-japan-feature-3.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A magazine page featuring text and images of sumo wrestlers for Lufthansa's in-flight magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/b81da054-6275-4802-8beb-ba5f5c610b53/lufthansa-exclusive-sumo-japan-feature-4.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Black and white interior of a wooden training hall with a man sweeping the floor of a sumo dojo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/7063625a-f3eb-40c1-9dc9-30a804d05f80/lufthansa-exclusive-sumo-japan-feature-5.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Black and white photograph of a young Japanese male sumo wrestler lifting a barbell towards his chin, muscles tensed, with nothing visible in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/52195934-f5ca-4eb9-9ff2-3dea0be29f6d/lufthansa-seki-japan-knives-feature-1.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A Japanese knife with a shiny blade and a dark handle on a red surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/d65a1154-5c3f-415a-8c86-e6c1541afee7/lufthansa-seki-japan-knives-feature-2.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A Japanese swordmaker wearing traditional attire and glasses, standing in a workshop, holding a tool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/68c47941-53e3-4b81-b237-80d3e91f684a/lufthansa-seki-japan-knives-feature-3.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Still-life photograph of traditional Japanese tools used in the craft of swordmaking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1a0123c2-a362-49f8-bd8c-c9ad9aaa7928/lufthansa-seki-japan-knives-feature-4.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A person filleting a fish on a cutting board with a large knife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/2c8ce825-74d3-4645-945d-1e1dc7c2fcf6/lufthansa-cargo-planet-bayer-japan-1.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Scientist in protective gear working with laboratory machinery to produce drugs, with colorful pipes and equipment in a clean, sterile lab environment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/f8f737b7-7e76-4c14-8021-7850128d8557/lufthansa-cargo-planet-bayer-japan-2.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A group of five professionals in suits standing in a white, modern manufacturing or research facility, with one person wearing a protective hair cover, working on machinery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/54489fca-a024-4fc6-8d72-e0c981c66917/lufthansa-cargo-planet-bayer-japan-3.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Logistics workers at an airport loading cargo containers onto a aircraft for Lufthansa Cargo, with a focus on a worker sitting on a container and a close-up of an aircraft engine. Large cargo planes in the background and a worker operating a forklift are also visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/92761322-f43a-4d8f-a785-d0ca7305d464/hoosier-energy-merom-plant-1.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Nighttime photo of a large power plant with a tall smokestack emitting smoke, surrounded by bright lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/3b1e6447-326c-439a-b905-44e6682ee2d6/hoosier-energy-merom-plant-3.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Three photos of industrial workers in a factory environment. The top photo shows a worker walking past a large electrical panel on a concrete wall. The bottom left photo features another worker standing inside a dimly lit room with yellow lighting, surrounded by pipes and machinery. The bottom right photo shows a worker walking along a dark corridor with overhead pipes, performing tasks during a midnight shift. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/842b1c1c-8773-498c-90d8-c11539b1ea61/hoosier-energy-merom-plant-2.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Three images of workers performing tasks in an industrial plant, including inspecting equipment and monitoring operations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/fa53e0ec-fd32-4857-8565-6efeb4acf82e/hoosier-energy-annual-report-5.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Photo of workers in safety gear installing a power pole near electricity infrastructure, with charts of annual peak energy and fuel costs at the bottom of the page. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/17b78c3c-3f4c-4232-be85-d2e94d54bd60/inside-tesa-seoul-korea-1.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Cover of a magazine titled 'inside:tesa' featuring a man and a woman dressed in business attire standing on a busy street in Seoul, Korea with tall buildings, trees, and blurred pedestrians in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/a12f30a3-537d-466f-9a06-7e2fde549096/inside-tesa-seoul-korea-2.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Nighttime cityscape of downtown Seoul, with illuminated high-rise buildings, a pedestrian walking along a riverwalk with cascading water feature, and a group of five business professionals standing near a rock formation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/e76e797a-d8ce-429f-84b7-7e6cd02cf7cd/inside-tesa-seoul-korea-3.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Group of business professionals in formal attire posing outdoors in a garden, with trees and traditional architecture in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/44ee1f37-bab5-4f82-808c-edb0c92cd89a/logistics-magazine-mokpo-korea-1.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Workers and engineers on a dockyard unloading large container ship component using a crane, with a bright cloudy sky in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/6ce3898c-be0f-483e-a652-b8a7205ed045/hoosier-energy-annual-report-6.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Table of contents page from a corporate annual report with yellow and white text on a blue background, featuring a black metal structure and crane at the bottom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/695a07f2-000d-453c-90e1-a5944c687947/hoosier-energy-annual-report-1.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Cover page of Hoosier Energy Annual Report 2009, featuring a silhouette of power lines at sunset under a gray background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/74c3483c-fc41-4c68-afec-f26982c526dd/hoosier-energy-annual-report-4.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Cover of Hoosier Energy 2010 Annual Report showing two workers in hard hats inspecting equipment at an energy facility, with a background of electrical infrastructure and a small building with solar panels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/74c1a2ac-2239-4424-ab38-a2a3232df121/hoganas-busan-korea-1.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A man wearing a blue safety helmet and a blue jacket, standing with arms crossed inside a factory or warehouse with industrial equipment in the background, photographed by Japan industrial photographer Ben Weller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/c593ca19-5035-4244-986f-1c072b050d02/hoosier-energy-annual-report-2.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Table of contents page with a small photo of a power plant or industrial site in the top right corner and a small photo of a worker in a hard hat next to a crane in the bottom right corner, with gray and white backgrounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/3250f89e-f5ed-44ee-be32-cf26038d58e1/hoosier-energy-annual-report-3.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Double-page spread from a report, featuring a blurred image of a worker in safety gear on the left and an aerial view of industrial equipment and a person walking below on the right. The left page includes a yellow highlighted box with energy sales information, and the right page contains text discussing energy industry updates, environmental efforts, and a bar graph on debt capital costs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/ec1ece5a-82f6-4e01-a660-27a3960f96db/hana-hou-japan-fireworks-feature-1.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A person wearing a protective mask and gloves, working with a tray of small white pellets or fireworks components in a workshop with concrete walls and a large metal tube in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/27d93492-63a2-4f88-8b29-c93dd4214a80/hana-hou-japan-fireworks-feature-4.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Close-up of a person’s hands making fireworks at a workshop in Niigata, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/9d5c3e73-aaf7-4153-a9fd-f1e44f3672a3/hana-hou-japan-fireworks-feature-3.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Two women manufacturing large firework shells photographed for an editorial travel story about firework production in Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/edb5bc56-a243-4cf3-b85c-f2394cd451d6/hana-hou-japan-fireworks-feature-5.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A man in a blue shirt holding two round firework shells with white wrapping and black and yellow markings, seated indoors with a plain wall behind him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/400f805c-12cd-44a0-a971-34c8a44c615e/hana-hou-japan-fireworks-feature-2.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Large group of people watching fireworks lighting up the night sky over a beach in Nagaoka, Japan, with vibrant orange and red bursts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/e2aa6c6e-7a0b-4598-9d83-63763ee939cc/hana-hou-japan-fireworks-feature-6.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A person watching fireworks, with a display of large, bright, golden fireworks bursting in the night sky. A crowd of spectators is seen in the foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/5bbd136f-c8d4-4d64-8fe6-7b03798e2c92/elsevier-busan-new-container-terminal-1.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller A man wearing a white and blue construction helmet and a yellow safety vest points to a large shipping container yard at a port with mountains and sky in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/2885758c-81af-45ff-9708-44a4654a38e4/elsevier-busan-new-container-terminal-2.jpg Published Work | Japan Photographer | Ben Weller Image of a busy container terminal with large ships, stacked shipping containers, and workers in safety gear overseeing operations. https://www.wellerpix.com/sports-photography daily 0.75 2026-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751030892711-QQT8YTOAVMDJAQOQ3MTP/japan-surfer-reon-oba-wave-2.jpg Japan Sports Photographer - japan-surfer-reon-oba-wave-2.jpg (Copy) Surf photography of a surfer riding high on cresting wave at a Japanese beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/683fca5fd440866e4a2f17e4/1751030907653-ENYB71RUXIHJ0VFYDMR5/shonan-surfer-kids-2.jpg Japan Sports Photographer - 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